Bilateral osteochondritis dissecans of lateral femoral condyle
โ Scribed by Ozgur Cetik; Mehmet Turker; Murad Uslu
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 294 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0942-2056
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Osteochondritis dissecans (OD) of the lateral tibial condyle is a rare condition. A review of the literature revealed only nine cases in seven patients. We report about a new case. It is widely accepted that this form of OD originates from an accessory center of ossification. Our case supports this
Osteochondral allografis were used in 11 patients with osteochondritis dissecans and 4 with osteonecrosis of the femoral condyles. The lesions were mainly in the medial condyle in 13 cases, and in the weightbearing area in 10. The grafts had a mean size of 6 cm2; 8 were kept in hypothermia at 4ยฐC fo