Juvenile osteochondritis dissecans of the knee: etiology.

Abstract

Of 73 patients in whom 122 lesions of osteochondritis dissecans of the knee developed, nearly half had multiple lesions and 30% were of short stature. Endogenous and exogenous traumas play a minor role in the etiology of this disorder. Over half of the children with a history of trauma had bilateral and symmetrical lesions. Constitutional factors, such as hereditary predisposition, endocrine dysfunction, collagen and epiphyseal abnormalities, are frequently associated with juvenile osteochondritis dissecans of the knee.

• Authors: S J Mubarak, N C Carroll
• Journal: Clinical orthopaedics and related research (Clin Orthop Relat Res) Issue 157 Pg. 200-11 (Jun 1981) ISSN: 0009-921X [Print] United States
• PMID: 7018781 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)

Topics

• Adolescent
• Epiphyses (abnormalities)
• Female
• Humans
• Ischemia (complications)
• Knee (abnormalities, blood supply)
• Knee Injuries (complications)
• Male
• Osteochondritis (etiology, genetics, metabolism)