title: Osteochondritis dissecans of the elbow. A long-term follow-up study.
abstract: Thirty-one patients with osteochondritis dissecans of the capitellum humeri were followed for an average of 23 years. There were symptoms in about half of the elbows at the follow-up examination. Impaired motion and pain on effort were the most common complaints. Roentgenographic signs of degenerative joint disease were present in more than half of the elbows and correlated with a reduced range of motion. The diameter of the radial head increased in comparison with the contralateral elbow in two thirds of the patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Malmö General Hospital, Lund University, Sweden.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bauer
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jonsson
authors.forename: P O
authors.initials: PO
authors.lastname: Josefsson
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lindén
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007594:Joint Loose Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010008:Osteochondritis Dissecans / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular