Osteochondritis Dissecans

Description

Experts on osteochondritis dissecans explain the best methods for clinical evaluation and diagnosis, as well as surgical treatment options for skeletally immature and skeletally mature patients. Although osteochondritis dissecans occurs mostly in the knee, chapters also discuss osteochondritis dissecans in the elbow and talus.

Contents

Etiology, Incidence, and Histology
Kevin G. Shea, MD, John C. Jacobs, Jr., BS, and Jeffrey I. Kessler, MD

Clinical Evaluation and Diagnostic Studies
Jennifer M. Weiss, MD, and Nathan L. Grimm, MD

OCD in the Knee: Treatment Algorithm
James L. Carey, MD, MPH, and Theodore J. Ganley, MD

OCD in the Immature Knee: Stable Nonsurgical Treatment
Eric J. Wall, MD, Amy E. Pohlman, BS, and Gregory D. Myer, PhD

OCD in the Immature Knee: Stable Drilling
M. Lucas Murnaghan, MD, Med, FRCSC, and Eric W. Edmonds, MD

OCD in the Immature Knee: Unstable Fixation
Theodore J. Ganley, MD, Nathan L. Grimm, MD, and James L. Carey, MD, MPH

OCD in the Skeletally Mature Knee: Salvageable Fragment Fixation with Bone Grafting
James L. Carey, MD, and Nathan L. Grimm, MD

OCD in the Mature Knee: Unsalvageable Cartilage Repair, Chondroplasty, and Loose Body Removal
John D. Polousky, MD, and Allen F. Anderson, MD

OCD in the Elbow
Carl W. Nissen, MD

OCD in the Talus
Brian P. Scannell, MD, and Henry G. Chambers, MD