• DOI:10.5435/00124635-199507000-00006
Corpus ID: 27786111

Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee: Treatment of Juvenile and Adult Forms

@article{Cahill1995OsteochondritisDO,
  title={Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee: Treatment of Juvenile and Adult Forms},
  author={B. Cahill},
  journal={Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons},
  year={1995},
  volume={3},
  pages={237–247}
}

B. Cahill

Published 1995

Medicine

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

&NA; Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) and juvenile osteochondritis dissecans (JOCD) are distinct entities that require different management. Although both conditions result from stress fractures of the subchondral bone, JOCD has a much better prognosis; treated conservatively, 50% of cases will heal, probably providing a normal knee during adult life. In contrast, OCD often is followed by the early onset of degenerative arthritis. The treatment of JOCD and OCD, whether nonoperative or operative… CONTINUE READING

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