Osteochondritis dissecans of the elbow is a condition affecting adolescents, especially baseball players and gymnasts and also other throwing athletes and weight lifters. Apart from the capitellum, OCD has also been reported in the trochlea, radial head, and olecranon. This chapter describes the diagnosis, the classification, the treatment algorithm, and the authors’ commonly used approach for the management of elbow OCD.

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Osteochondritis Dissecans Around the Elbow

  • A. F. Cheli,
  • G. Cataldo,
  • G. Marcello,
  • L. A. Pederzini,
  • A. Celli

摘要

Osteochondritis dissecans of the elbow is a condition affecting adolescents, especially baseball players and gymnasts and also other throwing athletes and weight lifters. Apart from the capitellum, OCD has also been reported in the trochlea, radial head, and olecranon. This chapter describes the diagnosis, the classification, the treatment algorithm, and the authors’ commonly used approach for the management of elbow OCD.