title: Diagnosis and treatment of osteochondritis dissecans.
abstract: This clinical practice guideline is based on a series of systematic reviews of published studies in the available literature on the diagnosis and treatment of osteochondritis dissecans of the knee. None of the 16 recommendations made by the work group is graded as strong; most are graded inconclusive; two are graded weak; and four are consensus statements. Both of the weak recommendations are related to imaging evaluation. For patients with knee symptoms, radiographs of the joint may be obtained to identify the lesion. For patients with radiographically apparent lesions, MRI may be used to further characterize the osteochondritis dissecans lesion or identify other knee pathology.
authors.affiliation: Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Henry G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Chambers
authors.forename: Kevin G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Shea
authors.forename: Allen F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Tommy J Jojo
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Brunelle
authors.forename: James L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Carey
authors.forename: Theodore J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Ganley
authors.forename: Mark V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Paterno
authors.forename: Jennifer M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: James O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Sanders
authors.forename: William C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Watters
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Goldberg
authors.forename: Michael W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Keith
authors.forename: Charles M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Turkelson
authors.forename: Janet L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Wies
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Raymond
authors.forename: Kevin M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Boyer
authors.forename: Kristin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hitchcock
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sluka
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Boone
authors.forename: Nilay
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures; D009989:Orthotic Devices; D010008:Osteochondritis Dissecans / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D011859:Radiography