Synonyms Bone necrosis, bone death, Ahlbäck’s disease, aseptic bone necrosis, articular mouse, dissectate, osteochondritis dissecans, osteonecrosis, OD, dissecting osteochondrosis, osteochondrosis Definition Osteochondrosis dissecans (OD) is a disease that occurs frequently during growth and young adulthood and affects the knee joint in approximately 85% of cases. In the course of this disease, bone death occurs close … Osteochondrosis dissecans
Pathology Osteochondrosis dissecans is divided into different stages. These stages are mainly used for diagnostic purposes and are proven by X-ray examinations. For example, if a patient expresses stress-related pain, the X-ray examination can determine whether osteochondrisos dissecans is in its early stages or whether the disease is already more advanced. A total of three … Pathology | Osteochondrosis dissecans
Exclusion diseases Exclusionary diseases: Exclusionary diseases include Meniscus injury Patellar Tip Syndrome Chondromatosis Tumors Rheumatoid arthritis Reactive joint inflammation Osteochondral fractures (bone-cartilage fractures) Ossification disorders “Growth pain”/overload pain Classification X-ray stages according to Rodegerdts et al (1979): Stage I: Slumbering stage (detection only possible in MRI) Stage II: Significant brightening Stage III: Demarcation of the … Exclusion diseases | Osteochondrosis dissecans
At the elbow Osteochondrosis dissecans of the elbow is probably caused by a circulatory disorder of a part of the elbow bone. Another hypothesis is that osteochondrosis dissecans of the elbow is caused by an overload reaction of the bone as a result of extreme and frequent arm movements (e.g. during throwing movements during sports). … At the elbow | Osteochondrosis dissecans
Diagnosis by imaging techniques Sonography (ultrasound) is an easily available and suitable method for detecting knee joint effusion. Depending on the position of a free joint body, this can also be detected. X-rays can detect advanced osteochondrosis dissecans. Standard a. p. (from the front) and lateral x-rays are usually sufficient. The tunnel image according to … Diagnosis by imaging techniques | Osteochondrosis dissecans
Complications The usual surgical complication possibilities apply: Infection, bone infection, wound healing disorder Nerve injuries Thrombosis Pulmonary Embolism RecurrenceFailure of the operation = new joint mouse, renewed loosening of the cartilage bone fragment Early Arthrosis Prognosis Osteochondrosis dissecans is a serious disease of the knee joint. If left untreated, osteochondrosis dissecans belongs to the prearthroses, … Complications | Osteochondrosis dissecans
Therapy The therapy of osteochondrosis dissecans at the talus depends on the stage of the disease in which the patient is located. Particularly in young patients, spontaneous healing rates of up to 50% can be found in the early stages. Otherwise, therapy in stages I and II (in which no cartilage or bone fragments have … Therapy | Osteochondrosis dissecans Ankle
Introduction Osteochondrosis dissecans is the name given to a disease of a joint in which bone tissue in the immediate vicinity of the cartilage of the joint surface is destroyed. As a result, dead bone and/or cartilage fragments can become detached and be freely movable in the joint (a so-called joint mouse). In principle, any … Osteochondrosis dissecans Ankle
Knee pain, knee joint pain, meniscus damage, cruciate ligament rupture, knee arthrosis Introduction Knee joint pain can have a variety of causes. They are important in the search for the right diagnosis: Age Gender Accident event Type and quality of pain (sharp, dull etc. ) Pain development (slow, sudden, etc. ) Pain occurrence (at rest, … Knee pain – pain that affects the whole knee
Knee pain due to tendonitis Often knee pain also occurs due to inflammation of the tendon in the knee. Inflammation of the tendon is often caused by overstraining or incorrect loading in the knee joint, which is why athletes are often affected. Symptoms are mainly newly occurring pain after movement, redness and knee swelling. If … Knee pain due to tendonitis | Knee pain – pain that affects the whole knee
Rheumatoid Arthritis Synonyms:Rheumatism, primarily chronic polyarthritis, PCP, RA, joint rheumatism Location of the greatest pain: Not clearly identifiable. Pain around the entire joint. PathologyCause:Rheumatoid inflammation of the knee joint mucosa. Mostly other joints are also affected. Age:middle to higher age Gender:Women > Men Accident:No Type of pain: stabbing, bright, burning Pain development: Both acute attacks … Rheumatoid Arthritis | Knee pain – pain that affects the whole knee
Bacterial infection Synonyms:purulent arthritis Location of the greatest pain: Not clearly identifiable. Pain around the entire joint. Partial pain maximum above the inner femoral condyle. PathologyCause:Bacterial knee inflammation either through direct germ introduction or in the context of a bacterial infection via the bloodstream. Sources can be a chronic sinusitis or chronic dental root inflammation. … Bacterial infection | Knee pain – pain that affects the whole knee
