"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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| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Osteochondrosis" by people in Profiles.
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Recurrence in infantile tibia vara (Blount disease) after high tibia and fibula osteotomy. J Pediatr Orthop B. 2022 Mar 01; 31(2):134-138.
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The femoral deformity in Blount's disease: a comparative study of infantile, juvenile and adolescent Blount's disease. J Pediatr Orthop B. 2020 Jul; 29(4):317-322.
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Assessment of the reliability and reproducibility of the Langenskiöld classification in Blount's disease. J Pediatr Orthop B. 2020 Jul; 29(4):311-316.
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Vitamin D Status in Blount Disease. J Pediatr Orthop. 2016 Jul-Aug; 36(5):e59-62.