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A case of bilateral elbow osteochondritis dissecans in a female pitcher is presented. Osteochondritis of the elbow is a well known disorder affecting pitchers and other individuals that place high demands on their upper extremities. Elbow osteochondritis has been described infrequently in females. Increased participation of female athletes in organized sports is...

History: 51 year old male with right elbow injury while on crutches, now with diffuse elbow pain. MRI Images

Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Capitellum, A. I. duPont Inst. This Patient is a 14 year old right hand dominant male who complains of right elbow pain, swelling, and decreased ROM which has occurred intermittently over the past year. He also describes clicking and "catching" of the elbow. He claims that the...

Humeral capitellum osteochondritis dissecans occurs after the capitellum has ossified and is the result of "injury" to the subchondral bone. The initial histologic appearance is consistent with avascular necrosis. The avascular necrosis of subchondral bone leads to loss of support for adjacent cartilaginous structures. The natural history of some osteochondritis...

objective was to describe the MRI findings of 10 patients with osteochondritis dissecans of the capitellum and to correlate the imaging findings with surgical findings of stability and instability. CONCLUSION. The MRI findings of unstable and stable osteochondritis dissecans of the capitellum are similar to the findings described for osteochondritis dissecans...

PURPOSE: To determine the earliest findings, subsequent changes, and natural course of osteochondritis dissecans of the humeral capitellum.
CONCLUSION: The earliest feature of osteochondritis dissecans is subchondral bone flattening, over which new bone subsequently forms. The new bone then can unite with the underlying bone. However, if subjected to repetitive forces...

"Little Leaguer's Elbow" X-ray images and discussion

Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
See: Injuries of the Throwing Elbow - Discussion: - OCD is a localized fragmentation of the bone and overlying cartilage of the capitellum; - it frequently progresses to loose body formation, and sometimes progresses to posttraumatic...

Osteochondritis dessecans of the capitellum 5 years after treatment of a supracondylar fracture

The purpose of this study is to describe a surgical procedure for unstable osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) of the capitellum and its results.
Proceedings of Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Society Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume, Vol 84-B, Issue SUPP_III, 261. Copyright © 2002 Abstract only

We treated a patient with extensive osteochondritis dissecans of the elbow by an osteochondral graft from a rib. It had consolidated seven months after operation. When seen at follow-up, after seven years and eight months, the elbow was free from pain with an improvement in the range of movement of...