title: Osteochondritis dissecans of the tarsal navicular bone: imaging findings in four patients.
abstract: We report the imaging characteristics of osteochondritis dissecans of the tarsal navicular bone in four cases and review the current literature. Its radiological findings are similar to osteochondritis dissecans found in other sites: focal lucency that disrupts the sharp cortical line, the presence of sclerosis, and cortical depression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA. liem_mansfield@hotmail.com
authors.forename: L T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Bui-Mansfield
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lenchik
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Rogers
authors.forename: F S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Chew
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Boles
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kline
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010008:Osteochondritis Dissecans / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013639:Tarsal Bones