Sports Med Rehabil J | Volume 5, Issue 1 | Case Report | Open Access

Osteochondritis Dissecans Involving the Trochlea of the Humerus: A Case Report

Margarida Areias Marques Miranda1*, Luís Maria de Almeida Maia2, Enric Domínguez Font3 and Jordi Font3

1Department of Orthopedics, Unidade Local de Saúde do Alto Minho, Portugal
2Department of Orthopedics, Centro Hospitalar do Alto Alve, Portugal
3Department of Hand and Elbow Surgery, iMove - Clínica Mi Tres Torres, Spain

*Correspondance to: Margarida Areias Marques Miranda 

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Abstract

Osteochondritis Dissecans (OCD) developing in the trochlea of the humerus is extremely rare. It may cause pain, mechanical symptoms, and loss of elbow motion, typically in the adolescent athlete. The etiology and the treatment strategy for this lesion remain unclear.
The authors describe an adolescent boxer with osteochondritis dissecans involving the trochlea of the humerus treated successfully with conservative treatment.

Citation:

Marques Miranda MA, de Almeida Maia LM, Font ED, Font J. Osteochondritis Dissecans Involving the Trochlea of the Humerus: A Case Report. Sports Med Rehabil J. 2020; 5(1): 1050.

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