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Osteochondritis dissecans of the elbow. A long-term follow-up study
M Bauer1, K Jonsson, P O Josefsson
1Department of Orthopaedics, Malmö General Hospital, Lund University, Sweden.
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
|November 1, 1992
Abstract:
Thirty-one patients with osteochondritis dissecans of the capitellum humeri were followed for an average of 23 years. There were symptoms in about half of the elbows at the follow-up examination. Impaired motion and pain on effort were the most common complaints. Roentgenographic signs of degenerative joint disease were present in more than half of the elbows and correlated with a reduced range of motion. The diameter of the radial head increased in comparison with the contralateral elbow in two thirds of the patients.