Osteochondritis dissecans of the knee in identical twins: a report of two cases.

نویسندگان

  • Satsuki Onoda
  • Takehiko Sugita
  • Toshimi Aizawa
  • Masahiro Ohnuma
  • Atsushi Takahashi
چکیده

We report the second case of osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) of the knee in identical twins (bilaterally in one and unilaterally in the other). Fixations with bio-absorbable pins, cylindrical osteochondral graft, and osteochondral mosaicplasty were all successful and bone union was achieved. We considered that genetic factors remain essential even if other factors (particularly repetitive trauma) are mainly responsible for the occurrence of OCD.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of orthopaedic surgery

دوره 20 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2012