| Osteochondritis | |
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| Classification and external resources | |
| ICD-10 | M93.9 |
| ICD-9 | 732.9 |
| DiseasesDB | 9320 |
| MeSH | D010007 |
Osteochondritis is a painful type of osteochondrosis where the cartilage or bone in a joint is inflamed.[1]
It often refers to osteochondritis dissecans (sometimes spelled dessecans, and abbreviated 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 species and breeds.[4]
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