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Case Reports
. 1981 Oct;52(5):519-23.
doi: 10.3109/17453678108992141.

Familial osteochondritis dissecans and dwarfism

T A Andrew, J Spivey, R H Lindebaum
Case Reports

Familial osteochondritis dissecans and dwarfism

T A Andrew et al. Acta Orthop Scand. 1981 Oct.

Abstract

We review four generations of a short statured family in whom 12 members have osteochondritis dissecans (O.D.) affecting the knees, elbow, or both, and other minor anomalies of bony development are recorded. Four of the family, unaffected by O.D., exhibit idiopathic scoliosis.

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