Publication at Second Faculty of Medicine |
2017
Abstract
Osteochondritis dissecans (OCHD) is an increasingly diagnosed disease among adolescent patients. It is a condition affecting subchondral bone and the lining cartilage.
If left untreated, it can cause destruction of cartilage of the affected joint leading to early development of arthrosis. Mostly affected joints are knees and ankles, but affected elbow and other joints have been described too.
The purpose of our study is to present the patients diagnosed and treated surgically at our clinic with arthroscopic drilling in the period 2010-2015, and subsequently the clinical findings obtained at follow-up checks after the surgery.