title: Hypothesis--a diagram of the form and origin of loose bodies in osteochondritis dissecans.
abstract: As an aid to explaining the relationship between the form and origin of loose bodies in osteochondritis dissecans (OD), diagrams are presented and discussed.
mesh_terms: D002356:Cartilage / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D004838:Epiphyses / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D007594:Joint Loose Bodies / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic; D010007:Osteochondritis / Q000473:pathology*; D010008:Osteochondritis Dissecans / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D010012:Osteogenesis