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Review
. 2014 Feb 24:17:128.
doi: 10.11604/pamj.2014.17.128.3848. eCollection 2014.

[Osteochondritis dissecans of the capitellum in adolescents: report of a case and review of the literature]

[Article in French]
Moncef Erraji  1 , Abdessamad Kharraji  1 , Najib Abbassi  1 , Abdeljawad Najib  1 , Hicham Yacoubi  1
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[Osteochondritis dissecans of the capitellum in adolescents: report of a case and review of the literature]

[Article in French]
Moncef Erraji et al. Pan Afr Med J. .

Abstract

L'osteochondrite disséquante du capitellum est une lésion rare. Elle est généralement attribuée à des microtraumatismes répétés ou à un accident ischémique. Nous en rapportons un cas chez un adolescent tennisman, traité chirurgicalement.

Keywords: Osteochondritis dissecans; capitellum; elbow.

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Figures

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Figure 1
Foyer de condensation sous-chondral du capitellum: objectivé à la Radiographie du coude droit
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Figure 2
Aspect scannographique du coude droit: localisation antéro-inférieure, niche vide
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Figure 3
Image per opératoire montrant deux corps étrangers cartilagineux libres en intra-articulaire
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Figure 4
Résultat clinique à 2 ans
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