Osteochondritis

Osteochondritis
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 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]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Osteochondritis" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
  2. ^ http://cal.vet.upenn.edu/saortho/chapter_84/84mast.htm
  3. ^ MeSH Scheuermann's+disease
  4. ^ Quoted from: Matthew Pead and Sue Guthrie. "Elbow Dysplasia in dogs - a new scheme explained". British Veterinary Association (BVA). http://www.bva.co.uk/public/documents/chs_elbow.pdf. Retrieved 2010-07-16. 

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  • Osteochondritis — Osteo|chon|dri̱tis [zu ↑osteo... u. gr. χονδρος = Korn; Knorpel] w; , ...iti̱den (in fachspr. Fügungen: ...i̱tides): Knochen u. Knorpelentzündung. Osteo|chon|dri̱tis de|fọrmans juveni̱lis: = Scheuermann Krankheit. Osteo|chon|dri̱tis dịs|secans …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

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  • osteochondritis deformans juvenilis — Legg Calvй Perthes disease …   Medical dictionary

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