Comprehensive in scope, yet concise and easy to manage, Principles and Practice of
Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 6th Edition, by Drs. Sarah S. Long, Charles G. Prober, Marc …

Background Early diagnosis and successful treatment of juvenile osteochondritis dissecans
(JOCD) is essential in preventing articular degeneration at a young age. Surgical treatment …

Background: Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) is a joint disorder predominantly affecting the
knee, elbow, and ankle of children and adolescents. This comprehensive review delves into …

Background: The purpose of the present study was to determine if patient age, lesion size,
lesion location, presenting knee symptoms, and sex predict the healing status after six …

Background: Significant knowledge deficits exist regarding sports injuries in the young child.
Children continue to engage in physically demanding, organized sports to a greater extent …

Background: Nonoperative treatment of stable juvenile osteochondritis dissecans (JOCD)
lesions of the knee fails in up to 50% of cases. Healing predictors are needed to identify …

Background Operative techniques for the management of juvenile osteochondritis dissecans
lesions of the knee include drilling, internal fixation, fragment removal, and chondral …

Background: Several systems have been proposed for classifying osteochondritis dissecans
(OCD) of the knee during surgical evaluation. No single classification includes mutually …

Purpose: Although the clinical outcome of arthroscopic resection for a torn discoid lateral
meniscus is known to be successful in the short term, long-term successful results are …

Background When conservative management fails to heal femoral condyle osteochondritis
dissecans (OCD) lesions in a child, then drilling of the subchondral plate below the lesion to …