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Osteochondritis Dissecans - Talus
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Description: Osteochondritis dissecans is an injury to the talus bone of the ankle joint. Because the ankle joint is so small, the amount of force that goes across the joint, with each step, has been estimated to be approximately 5-10 times a person's body weight.As a result of this tremendous force that occurs in the ankle joint, relatively small injuries to the articular surface of the talus often result in chronically painful injuries
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- - OCOSH Classification: Bone Diseases: Osteochondritis: Osteochondritis Dissecans: OCD Ankle and Talus
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Added: Wed Jul 11 2007
Last Modified: Thu Jul 12 2007