Osteochondritis

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Osteochondritis
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 spelt 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]

Notable persons with Osteochondritis

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Osteochondritis" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
  2. http://cal.vet.upenn.edu/saortho/chapter_84/84mast.htm
  3. 's+disease Scheuermann's disease at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
  4. Quoted from: Matthew Pead and Sue Guthrie. "Elbow Dysplasia in dogs – a new scheme explained". British Veterinary Association (BVA). Retrieved 2010-07-16. 

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