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Case Reports
. 2013 Dec 17;48(6):578-580.
doi: 10.1016/j.rboe.2013.12.003. eCollection 2013 Nov-Dec.

Osteochondritis dissecans in bilateral lateral femoral condyle in knees

Ari Zekcer  1 , Ricardo Soares da Silva  1 , Renato Akira Iwashita  1 , Mario Carneiro Filho  2
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Osteochondritis dissecans in bilateral lateral femoral condyle in knees

Ari Zekcer et al. Rev Bras Ortop. .

Abstract
in English, Portuguese

The osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) is a disease of unknown cause that classically affects the knee lateral border of the medial femoral condyle. We present a rare case of OCD in bilateral lateral femoral condyle.

A osteocondrite dissecante (OCD) é uma patologia de causa desconhecida, que classicamente acomete no joelho a borda lateral do côndilo femural medial. Apresentamos um raro caso de OCD no côndilo femural lateral bilateral.

Keywords: Cartilage articular; Knee; Osteochondritis dissecans.

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Preoperative MRI on the left knee.
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Preoperative MRI on the right knee.
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Postoperative MRI on the left knee.
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Postoperative MRI on the right knee.
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