Osteochondritis
| Osteochondritis | |
|---|---|
| Classification and external resources | |
| Specialty | rheumatology |
| ICD-10 | M93.9 |
| ICD-9-CM | 732.9 |
| DiseasesDB | 9320 |
| MeSH | D010007 |
Osteochondritis is a painful type of osteochondrosis where the cartilage or bone in a joint is inflamed.[1]
It often refers to osteochondritis dissecans (sometimes spelt dessecans, and abbreviated OCD). The term dissecans refers to the "creation of a flap of cartilage that further dissects away from its underlying subchondral attachments (dissecans)".[2]
The other recognized types of osteochondritis are osteochondritis deformans juvenilis (osteochondritis of the capitular head of the epiphysis of the femur)[1] and osteochondritis deformans juvenilis dorsi (osteochondrosis of the spinal vertebrae, also known as Scheuermann's disease).[1][3]
Osteochondritis, and especially osteochondritis dissecans, can manifest in animals as a primary cause of elbow dysplasia, a chronic condition in some species and breeds.[4]
Notable cases
- Liam Coyle, Northern Irish footballer
- Bryce Davison, American-Canadian pair skater
- Donna Gurr, Canadian swimmer
- Michael Russell, American tennis player
- Kristina Vaculik, Canadian artistic gymnast
- Jonathan Vilma, American NFL football linebacker
- Luis Zubeldía, Argentine footballer
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Osteochondritis" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
- ↑ "CAL > Home". cal.vet.upenn.edu. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
- ↑ Scheuermann's disease at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
- ↑ Quoted from: Matthew Pead and Sue Guthrie. "Elbow Dysplasia in dogs – a new scheme explained" (PDF). British Veterinary Association (BVA). Retrieved 2010-07-16.