Osteochondritis dissecans is a joint condition characterised by reduced blood supply to the end of a bone leading to the development of cracks. A piece of cartilage breaks apart along with a thin ...

Once a clinical suspicion of osteochondritis desiccans arises, imaging modalities are used to form a diagnosis. X-ray: X-ray imaging of the affected joint can show abnormalities. The corresponding ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Osteochondritis dessicans lesions of the lateral femoral condyle occur relatively infrequently and are even more ...

A 19-year-old female soccer player presented for evaluation of pain at the base of the right hallux after a recent sports injury. She had a history of 4 operations, 1 each at both knees and both ...

Bone health is extremely important to us as it holds the main structure of our body. It does slowly depreciate with time but that can be controlled and prolonged by exercising and controlling your ...

The juvenile and adult forms of osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) of the knee have distinct clinical courses and variable prognoses. The stability of OCD lesions, determined by MRI, is the most ...

WASHINGTON — When adolescents play sports their knees are bound be affected by problems ranging from pain and limited disability to more severe conditions, like osteochondritis dissecans, growth plate ...

Q: Will Knee Injury End My Running? I am a 55 year old runner, with 40 plus marathons. Recently my I experienced knee pain and swelling in the knee. After an X ray and MRI - Osteochondritis Dissecans ...

Yes, it was not Andrew Bynum's doctor. And yes, he or she has not seen Bynum's MRI. However, according to Jason Wolf of the Delaware News Journal, an internationally renowned orthopedic surgeon has ...