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Osteochondritis Dissecans

Research on osteochondritis dissecans detailed by A. Gogus and co-authors

Published in Hospital Law Weekly, May 29th, 2008

According to recent research from Istanbul, Turkey, "Osteochondrosis dissecans (OCD) is a form of osteochondrosis limited to the articular epiphysis. The most commonly affected areas include, in decreasing order of frequency, the femoral condyles, talar dome and capitellum of the humerus."

"OCD rarely occurs in the shoulder joint, where it involves either the humeral head or the glenoid. The purpose of this report is to present a case with glenoid cavity osteochondritis dissecans and clinical and radiological outcome after arthroscopic debridement. The patient underwent arthroscopy to remove the loose body and to microfracture the cavity," wrote A. Gogus and...

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