TY  - JOUR
T1  - Familial Bilateral Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Femoral HeadA Case Series
AU  - Lee, Mark C.
AU  - Kelly, Derek M.
AU  - Sucato, Daniel J.
AU  - Herring, John A.
Y1  - 2009/11/01
N1  - 10.2106/JBJS.H.00924
JO  - The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
SP  - 2700
EP  - 2707
VL  - 91
IS  - 11
N2  - 
Osteochondritis dissecans is a pathologic fragmentation of a segment of subchondral bone and its overlying cartilage. Although the exact etiology is unclear, one commonly accepted theory is a focal interruption in blood supply to the periarticular bone1. Osteochondritis dissecans lesions are most commonly seen in the distal part of the femur, the distal part of the humerus, and the talus. Involvement of the femoral head is rare and typically is associated with skeletal dysplasias or Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease. Idiopathic osteochondritis dissecans of the femoral head is extremely rare and is typically unilateral2.

SN  - 0021-9355
M3  - doi: 10.2106/JBJS.H.00924
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.H.00924
ER  -