Osteochondritis dissecans of the knee. A long-term study
- 1 May 1991
- journal article
- Published by British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume
- Vol. 73-B (3) , 461-464
- https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620x.73b3.1670450
Abstract
Twenty-two knees with osteochondritis dissecans diagnosed before skeletal maturity were followed prospectively into middle age: 32% had radiographic evidence of moderate or severe osteoarthritis at an average follow-up of 33.6 years; only half had a good or excellent functional result. We found that osteoarthritis was more likely to occur if the defect was large or affected the lateral femoral condyle.Keywords
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