Early and subsequent radiographic changes during the occurrence of osteochondritis dissecans of the elbow
This is the first report to show the radiographic changes before and after OCD occurrence. The earliest change was subtle rarefaction. Repetitive forces on the preadolescent capitellum may cause stress injury at the secondary physis followed by rarefaction of the ossifying subchondral bone. Micromovements of the overlying cartilage would allow the side-by-side concurrence of subchondral bone cysts, resulting in subchondral depression, eventually leading to recognizable early OCD.
Authors
- Michiaki Takagi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3052-787X)
- Tomohiro Uno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3389-5272)
- Masatoshi Takahara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6038-1026)
- Daiichiro Takahara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2698-1834)
- Tamotsu Kamishima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7293-7471)
- Ryo Mitachi
- Hiroshi Satake (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3500-5755)
Institutions
- Yamagata University (JP)
- Sapporo University (JP)
- Hokkaido University (JP)
- Izumi City General Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JSES International
- Published
- 2025-04-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jseint.2025.03.015
- Primary Topic
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00