Osteochondritis Dissecans
"Osteochondritis Dissecans" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A type of osteochondritis in which articular cartilage and associated bone becomes partially or totally detached to form joint loose bodies. Affects mainly the knee, ankle, and elbow joints.
| Descriptor ID |
D010008
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.116.791.668
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Osteochondritis Dissecans" by people in Profiles.
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Juvenile osteochondritis dissecans of the lateral femoral condyle after lateral discoid meniscal surgery. Am J Sports Med. 2004 Apr-May; 32(3):797-801.
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Osteochondritis dissecans: Wilson's sign revisited. Am J Sports Med. 2003 Sep-Oct; 31(5):777-8.
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Bilateral osteochondritis dissecans of the knee and elbow. Orthopedics. 1998 Jun; 21(6):716-9.
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The prognostic value of quantitative bone scan in knee osteochondritis dissecans. A preliminary experience. Am J Sports Med. 1998 Jan-Feb; 26(1):7-14.