Treatment of severe osteochondritis dissecans of the elbow using osteochondral grafts from a rib.
We treated a patient with extensive osteochondritis dissecans of the elbow by an osteochondral graft from a rib. It had consolidated seven months after operation. When seen at follow-up, after seven years and eight months, the elbow was free from pain with an improvement in the range of movement of 24 degrees.
Oka
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tokai University Oiso Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan.
Ikeda
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D000293:Adolescent; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001490:Basketball / Q000293:injuries; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007594:Joint Loose Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D010008:Osteochondritis Dissecans / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D000092464:Elbow Injuries