title: Bilateral osteochondrosis of the distal tibial epiphysis: a case report.
abstract: Osteochondrosis is a developmental disease characterized by an alteration of endochondral ossification. Genetic causes, repetitive mechanical stresses, vascular abnormalities, hormonal imbalances, and interruption of the blood supply to the epiphyseal cartilage are all described causes of osteochondrosis and the etiology is probably multifactorial. Osteochondrosis can occur in different apophysis and epiphysis in all immature skeletons. Distal tibial epiphysis is rarely involved and most of the time unilaterally. We report on an 11-year-old female with bilateral osteochondrosis on distal tibial epiphysis. Only one other similar case has been described in the literature to date.
authors.affiliation: aDepartment of Pediatric Orthopaedics, Saint Joseph Hospital, Marseille, France bDepartment of Orthopedic, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Turati
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Afonso
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Salazard
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maillet Declerck
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bigoni
authors.forename: Yann
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Glard
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004838:Epiphyses; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D055034:Osteochondrosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013977:Tibia