Bilateral Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Femoral Condyles in Both Knees: A Report of Two Sibling Cases

Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) of both femoral condyles is very rare, with no previously reported cases of bilateral OCD of both knees in two siblings. We report on a brother and sister with both femoral condyle OCD with a description of surgical technique and clinical results. Fixation using headl...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Jeong, Jae-Hoon, Mascarenhas, Randy, Yoon, Hang Seob
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Knee Society 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3671122/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23741705
http://dx.doi.org/10.5792/ksrr.2013.25.2.88
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Sumario:Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) of both femoral condyles is very rare, with no previously reported cases of bilateral OCD of both knees in two siblings. We report on a brother and sister with both femoral condyle OCD with a description of surgical technique and clinical results. Fixation using headless compressive screws, osteochondral autologous transplantation and autologous chondrocyte implantation were all successful.

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