title: [Patellar osteochondrosis dissecans--results of surgical therapy].
abstract: Osteochondritis dissecans of the patella is a rare condition. 15 patients who had been treated by surgery were evaluated retrospectively by clinical examination, standard radiographs of the patellofemoral joint and using the Lysholm-Score. The results of treatment were classified as good, sometimes excellent. The worst results were found in centrally located lesions or in chondromalacia changes occurred at the time of surgery.
authors.affiliation: Orthopädische Universitätsklinik Hamburg Eppendorf.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bruns
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lüssenhop
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lehmann
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016916:Joint Deformities, Acquired / Q000209:etiology; D007870:Leg Length Inequality / Q000209:etiology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010008:Osteochondritis Dissecans / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010329:Patella / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome
vernacular_title: Osteochondrosis dissecans patellae--Ergebnisse der operativen therapie.