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European Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Published in: European Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2/2014

Open Access 01-06-2014 | Case Report

A case of osteochondritis dissecans of the lateral femoral condyle and patellofemoral joint surface occurring in the same knee

Authors: Yuichiro Maruyama, Kazuo Kaneko, Tomonori Baba

Published in: European Orthopaedics and Traumatology | Issue 2/2014

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More than 70 % of osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) lesions in the knee joint occur on the posterolateral surface of the medial femoral condyle, designated as the classic area. Approximately 15–20 % of OCD lesions in the knee joint occur in the inferior–central part of the lateral femoral condyle, and 1 % or less occur on the patellofemoral joint surface [1, 2]. We encountered a patient who simultaneously developed OCD in the inferior–central part of the lateral femoral condyle and in the patellofemoral joint surface. …
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Metadata
Title
A case of osteochondritis dissecans of the lateral femoral condyle and patellofemoral joint surface occurring in the same knee
Authors
Yuichiro Maruyama
Kazuo Kaneko
Tomonori Baba
Publication date
01-06-2014
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
European Orthopaedics and Traumatology / Issue 2/2014
Print ISSN: 1867-4569
Electronic ISSN: 1867-4577
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12570-013-0227-x

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