title: [Osteochondrosis dissecans of the elbow joint].
abstract: Thirty-one elbow joints in 29 patients (28 males, only 1 female), operated on for osteochondritis dissecans, were available for follow-up after an average of 10 years. The mean age at diagnosis was 24.4 years, but 11 patients were younger than 20. In 23 out of 29 patients the right elbow was involved, including 2 cases with bilateral involvement. In 20 cases removing the free bodies was the only surgical procedure performed, but in 2 cases it was combined with resection of the radial head. At follow-up, only one-third of the patients had no complaints. Nevertheless, daily activity was not restricted for any of the cases. Degenerative arthritic changes were found in only a few cases. These results are illustrated by means of three typical cases, which are compared with six similar cases in the international literature.
authors.affiliation: Orthopädische Klinik und Poliklinik, Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Michiels
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Grimm
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hasch
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010008:Osteochondritis Dissecans / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies
vernacular_title: Die Osteochondrosis dissecans des Ellenbogengelenks.