Author's response to reviews Title:Association between intraarticular cytokine levels and clinical parameters of osteochondritis dissecans in the ankle Authors:

Association between intraarticular cytokine levels and clinical parameters of osteochondritis dissecans in the ankle

BACKGROUND Reliable data about in vivo regulation of cytokines in osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) of the ankle are still missing. Disease-specific regulation patterns were hypothesized. METHODS 28 patients with a mean age of 30.7 ± 14.8 years undergoing an arthroscopy of the ankle because of OCD were prospectively included in a clinical trial. Lavage fluids were analyzed by ELISA for levels o...

Author's response to reviews Title:Juvenile Osteochondritis Dissecans in the Lateral Femoral Condyle Requiring Osteochondral Autograft as a Revision Procedure -A case report- Authors:

Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Humeral Head: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

  Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) is a common joint disorder in knee, ankle and elbow, however it can be rarely found in glenohumeral joint. In this study, we report an asymptomatic case of humeral head OCD, which was detected incidentally following a trauma. X-rays showed an area of lucency around an oval bony fragment measuring about 1 cm on the superior aspect of the humeral head. However, ...

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Osteochondritis dissecans of the ankle. A 20-year follow-up study.

Thirty patients with osteochondritis dissecans of the ankle have been followed up for an average of 21 years. The histories and radiographs were reviewed, and it was found that most patients had only minor radiographic changes and symptoms. Two patients had developed osteoarthritis but in only one was this severe. Osteochondritis dissecans in the ankle thus seems to differ from the same lesion ...