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Osteochondritis

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Location: http://ubsportsmed.buffalo.edu/education/osteochondritis.html

Description: Osteochondritis dissecans of the knee is a disorder in which fragments of bone or cartilage come loose and float around in the knee joint. Other terms for this condition are chondral fracture and osteochondral fracture. The fragments may also be referred to as a joint mouse or lose bodies.

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Added: Tue Jan 09 2007
Last Modified: Thu Jul 12 2007