OSTEOCHONDRITIS-DISSECANS OF THE PATELLA - 12 CASES FOLLOWED FOR 4 YEARS

Authors
RENU JMA BOU CV PORTET RV DIAZ JAM GONZALEZ FXA SOLER RR
Citation
Jma. Renu et al., OSTEOCHONDRITIS-DISSECANS OF THE PATELLA - 12 CASES FOLLOWED FOR 4 YEARS, Acta orthopaedica Scandinavica, 65(1), 1994, pp. 77-79
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Orthopedics
Journal title
Acta orthopaedica Scandinavica → ACNP
ISSN journal
00016470
Volume
65
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
77 - 79
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-6470(1994)65:1<77:OOTP-1>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
osteochondritis dissecans of the patella in 9 patients (6 men, 3 women ; mean age 19 years) was located in the median ridge and paramedial ar eas and was bilateral in 3 patients. All patients were initially treat ed conservatively with complete relief of symptoms in 5. In 7 patients fragments were excised and the crater was curetted and drilled. At fo llow-up after 4 (2(8) years, the patients had no restriction of activi ties and they had no pain.