Osteochondritis
Medical condition
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Specialty | Orthopedics |
Osteochondritis is a painful type of osteochondrosis where the cartilage or bone in a joint is inflamed . [1]
It often refers to osteochondritis dissecans (OCD). The term dissecans refers to the "creation of a flap of cartilage that further dissects away from its underlying subchondral attachments (dissecans)". [2]
The other recognized types of osteochondritis are osteochondritis deformans juvenilis (osteochondritis of the capitular head of the epiphysis of the femur ) [1] and osteochondritis deformans juvenilis dorsi (osteochondrosis of the spinal vertebrae , also known as Scheuermann's disease). [1] [3]
Osteochondritis, and especially osteochondritis dissecans, can manifest in animals as a primary cause of elbow dysplasia , a chronic condition in some dog breeds. [4]
References
- 1 2 3 " Osteochondritis " at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
- ↑ "CAL > Home" . cal.vet.upenn.edu . Archived from the original on September 13, 2007 . Retrieved August 20, 2015 .
- ↑ Scheuermann ' s+disease at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
- ↑ Quoted from: Matthew Pead and Sue Guthrie. "Elbow Dysplasia in dogs – a new scheme explained" (PDF) . British Veterinary Association (BVA). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-02 . Retrieved 2010-07-16 .
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