osteochondritis/obesity

BACKGROUND Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) is a joint disorder of the subchondral bone and articular cartilage whose association with obesity in children is not clearly known. The purpose of this study was to assess the magnitude of the association between childhood obesity and the occurrence of OCD

OBJECTIVE Osteochondral autologous transplantation (OAT) from the ipsilateral femoral lateral condyle in osteochondritis dissecans (OD) of the talus has shown good clinical results in the past. To further define, indications and limitations of OAT various factors have been discussed which might

The optimal operative therapy for the treatment of osteochondritis dissecans tali is still controversial. Beside bone marrow-stimulating techniques like abrasion arthroplasty, drilling and microfracturing, new techniques like autologous osteochondral transplantation and autologous chondrocyte

To determine if a high-fat diet (HF) from weaning would result in a pro-inflammatory state and affect joint cartilage, we fed male rats either HF or Chow diet post-weaning, and voluntary wheel exercise (EX) or cage only activity (SED) after 9 weeks of age. At 17 weeks body composition, plasma

A biomechanical model of endochondral ossification (Frost and Jee, 1994. Anat. Rec., 240:435-446) can help to explain: (1) some differences in fracture patterns in children and adults, (2) increased fractures during the human adolescent growth spurt, (3) localization of stress fractures and

Joint pain is a common complaint in pediatrics and is most often attributed to overuse or injury. In the face of persistent, severe, or recurrent symptoms, the differential typically expands to include bony or structural causes versus rheumatologic conditions. Rarely, a child has two distinct causes

In a cadaveric biostatic model the pressure distribution at the weightbearing ankle has been investigated under different joint positions and stages of artificial lateral ligament dissection mimicking a supination trauma. The location of the transduced contact area, the size of these areas and

BACKGROUND There are several possible options to treat focal articular cartilage defects of the knee. The aim of this study was to evaluate the results and prognostic factors cartilage defects of the knee treated by autologous osteochondral mosaicplasty after more than five years of