Any of a group of bone disorders involving one or more ossification centers (EPIPHYSES). It is characterized by degeneration or NECROSIS followed by revascularization and reossification. Osteochondrosis often occurs in children causing varying degrees of discomfort or pain. There are many eponymic types for specific affected areas, such as tarsal navicular (Kohler disease) and tibial tuberosity (Osgood-Schlatter disease)
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Osteochondrosis -- Treatment : Pediatric and adolescent knee surgery / editors, Frank A. Cordasco, MD, MS, Co-Medical Director, Leon Root Motion Analysis Laboratory, Attending Orthopedic Surgeon, Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service, Hospital for Special Surgery, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, Daniel W. Green, MD, MS, FAAP, FACS, Attending Orthopedic Surgeon, Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery Service, Hospital for Special Surgery, Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York
