Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee in Identical Twins: A Report of Two Cases

Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee in Identical Twins: A Report of Two Cases

We report the second case of osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) of the knee in identical twins (bilaterally in one and unilaterally in the other). Fixations with bio-absorbable pins, cylindrical osteochondral graft, and osteochondral mosaicplasty were all successful and bone union was achieved. We cons...

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Main Authors: Satsuki Onoda, Takehiko Sugita, Toshimi Aizawa, Masahiro Ohnuma, Atsushi Takahashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2012-04-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/230949901202000123
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spelling doaj-bcc0f9da744842799462c65c44bdb5342020-11-25T03:21:38ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Orthopaedic Surgery2309-49902012-04-012010.1177/230949901202000123Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee in Identical Twins: A Report of Two CasesSatsuki Onoda0Takehiko Sugita1Toshimi Aizawa2Masahiro Ohnuma3Atsushi Takahashi4 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan Tohoku Orthopaedic Clinic, Sendai, Japan Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, JapanWe report the second case of osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) of the knee in identical twins (bilaterally in one and unilaterally in the other). Fixations with bio-absorbable pins, cylindrical osteochondral graft, and osteochondral mosaicplasty were all successful and bone union was achieved. We considered that genetic factors remain essential even if other factors (particularly repetitive trauma) are mainly responsible for the occurrence of OCD.https://doi.org/10.1177/230949901202000123
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Takehiko Sugita
Toshimi Aizawa
Masahiro Ohnuma
Atsushi Takahashi
spellingShingle Satsuki Onoda
Takehiko Sugita
Toshimi Aizawa
Masahiro Ohnuma
Atsushi Takahashi
Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee in Identical Twins: A Report of Two Cases
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
author_facet Satsuki Onoda
Takehiko Sugita
Toshimi Aizawa
Masahiro Ohnuma
Atsushi Takahashi
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title Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee in Identical Twins: A Report of Two Cases
title_short Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee in Identical Twins: A Report of Two Cases
title_full Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee in Identical Twins: A Report of Two Cases
title_fullStr Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee in Identical Twins: A Report of Two Cases
title_full_unstemmed Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee in Identical Twins: A Report of Two Cases
title_sort osteochondritis dissecans of the knee in identical twins: a report of two cases
publisher SAGE Publishing
series Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
issn 2309-4990
publishDate 2012-04-01
description We report the second case of osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) of the knee in identical twins (bilaterally in one and unilaterally in the other). Fixations with bio-absorbable pins, cylindrical osteochondral graft, and osteochondral mosaicplasty were all successful and bone union was achieved. We considered that genetic factors remain essential even if other factors (particularly repetitive trauma) are mainly responsible for the occurrence of OCD.
url https://doi.org/10.1177/230949901202000123
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