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Preferred term

Osteochondrosis  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Koehler Disease
  • Osgood Schlatter Disease
  • Osgood-Schlatter Disease

Scope note

  • 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).

History note

  • 2009; use OSTEOCHONDRITIS 1963-2008

In other languages

  • Finnish

  • kasvuikäisen epifyysihäiriö
  • luu-rustohäiriö
  • luu-rustotulehdus
  • luun ja ruston tulehdus
  • osteochondritis
  • osteokondroosi
  • Swedish

  • Köhlers sjukdom
  • Osgood Schlatters sjukdom
  • Schlatterknä
  • Schlatters sjukdom

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D055034

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