Hypothesis--a diagram of the form and origin of loose bodies in osteochondritis dissecans.
As an aid to explaining the relationship between the form and origin of loose bodies in osteochondritis dissecans (OD), diagrams are presented and discussed.
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