osteochondritis/慢性疼痛

Osteochondritis dissecans of the elbow remains one of the leading causes of permanent elbow disability in adolescents and young adults engaged in throwing sports or gymnastics. The insidious onset of lateral elbow pain and restriction of full extension should alert the physician and prompt further

Pseudomonas osteochondritis is an uncommon complication of puncture wounds. It can have a particularly devastating affect in the growing child, often resulting in significant permanent sequelae. To assess the current approach to diagnosis and treatment of this condition in children, 15 such cases

Osteochondritis dissecans of the elbow remains a difficult problem to manage in the young athlete. Though the etiology is unclear, a definite association between overuse with repetitive microtraumatic insult and OCD has been established. Early detection and appropriate treatment can provide the best

Juvenile osteochondritis dissecans of the talus (JODT) affects the subchondral bone primarily and, in a skeletally immature population, articular cartilage secondarily. It probably consists of aseptic bone necrosis whose spontaneous healing is impaired by microtraumas, resulting in an osteochondral

We reviewed 100 patients treated arthroscopically for symptoms of chronic ankle pain associated with sprains of the ankle. All had pain that had failed to respond to conservative treatment for at least 6 months. The pathology in 95 of the 100 ankles studied could be categorized into one of three

OBJECTIVE We investigated the general, sensory, and sympathetic innervation patterns at the undersurface of the extensor carpi radialis brevis (ECRB) origin in patients with recalcitrant tennis elbow. METHODS Eight elbows in eight consecutive patients (6 females and 2 males) with tennis elbow who

OBJECTIVE To describe the usefulness of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the knee in the evaluation of chronic monarthritis of uncertain cause in childhood. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed 21 children referred to our clinic with a putative diagnosis of chronic inflammatory monarthritis of the

This paper reports on pathological and histopathological findings in the joints of male turkeys (B.U.T. Big 6) reared in two different housing systems. Pathological investigations were conducted on all animals which died between the 6th week of life and the end of fattening (585 birds, 1170 hip,

We report a case of a painful accessory ossification centre of the medial malleolus in an 11-year-old girl who was not involved in sports activities. The patient was treated conservatively, with complete clinical and radiographic healing of the medial malleolus 6 months after the first presentation.

BACKGROUND Chondral or osteochondral lesions, post-traumatic contracture and loose bodies of the elbow are often associated with chronic pain, stiffness, repetitive swelling and joint blockages. Therefore, arthroscopy of the elbow is often used in the elderly for the treatment of osteochondral