"Osteochondrosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Any of a group of bone disorders involving one or more ossification centers (EPIPHYSES). It is characterized by degeneration or NECROSIS followed by revascularization and reossification. Osteochondrosis often occurs in children causing varying degrees of discomfort or pain. There are many eponymic types for specific affected areas, such as tarsal navicular (Kohler disease) and tibial tuberosity (Osgood-Schlatter disease).
| Descriptor ID |
D055034
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.116.821
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| Concept/Terms |
Koehler Disease- Koehler Disease
- Navicular Osteochondrosis
- Navicular Osteochondroses
- Osteochondroses, Navicular
- Osteochondrosis, Navicular
- Koehler's Disease
- Koehlers Disease
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Osteochondrosis" by people in Profiles.
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Walker JL, Scott AC, Stephenson LP, Westberry DE, Lerman JA, Ackman JD, Nossov SB, Franklin CC. Guided Growth for Varus Deformity Following Early Tibial Osteotomy in Infantile Tibia Vara-A Multi-Center Study. J Pediatr Orthop. 2022 Oct 01; 42(9):488-495.
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Chapman P, Dueber DM, Stephenson LP, Scott AC, Lerman JA, Powell KP, Nossov SB, Franklin CC, Westberry DE, Ackman JD, Walker JL. Guided Growth Procedures: Broken Tension Band Implants in Patients With Blount Disease. J Pediatr Orthop. 2022 May-Jun 01; 42(5):e435-e440.
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Oleas-Santill?n G, Kazmi FK, Thacker MM, Harcke HT, Lawall H, Bowen JR. Infantile Tibia Vara (Blount Disease) with Iatrogenic Changes Causing Residual Tibial Deformities. J Surg Orthop Adv. 2020; 29(3):141-148.
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Oto M, Yilmaz G, Bowen JR, Thacker M, Kruse R. Adolescent Blount disease in obese children treated by eight-plate hemiepiphysiodesis. Eklem Hastalik Cerrahisi. 2012 Apr; 23(1):20-4.
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Dulka S, Choudhary AK, Methratta S, Fortuna K. Blount disease in a case of Prader-Willi syndrome: why is it not as prevalent as in obesity without Prader-Willi syndrome? World J Pediatr. 2013 May; 9(2):182-4.
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Atanda A, Shah SA, O'Brien K. Osteochondrosis: common causes of pain in growing bones. Am Fam Physician. 2011 Feb 01; 83(3):285-91.