TY - JOUR
T1 - Bilateral Combined Discoid Lateral Menisci and Lateral Femoral Condyle Osteochondritis Dissecans Lesions in a Division I Varsity Athlete
T2 - A Case Report
AU - Kilcoyne, Kelly G.
AU - Dickens, Jonathan F.
AU - Rue, John Paul
AU - Keblish, David J.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Discoid menisci can be a source of pain for patients, and pose treatment challenges to the treating surgeon. Additional associated intra-articular pathology, specifically osteochondral defects, can further complicate the clinical picture. The incidence of lateral discoid meniscus is variable based on the population, with a range of 0.4 to 17%, with bilateral involvement in up to 19% of these cases. Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) is exceedingly rare, with an incidence of 0.015% in one study; however, some authors have suggested a correlation between the development of OCD and the presence of an unstable or torn lateral discoid meniscus.We present a case, the first to our knowledge, of bilateral lateral femoral condyle OCD in the presence of bilateral, asymptomatic, complete lateral discoid menisci.
AB - Discoid menisci can be a source of pain for patients, and pose treatment challenges to the treating surgeon. Additional associated intra-articular pathology, specifically osteochondral defects, can further complicate the clinical picture. The incidence of lateral discoid meniscus is variable based on the population, with a range of 0.4 to 17%, with bilateral involvement in up to 19% of these cases. Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) is exceedingly rare, with an incidence of 0.015% in one study; however, some authors have suggested a correlation between the development of OCD and the presence of an unstable or torn lateral discoid meniscus.We present a case, the first to our knowledge, of bilateral lateral femoral condyle OCD in the presence of bilateral, asymptomatic, complete lateral discoid menisci.
KW - Discoid
KW - Knee
KW - Meniscus
KW - Osteochondritis
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U2 - 10.1055/s-0031-1299657
DO - 10.1055/s-0031-1299657
M3 - Article
C2 - 23288777
AN - SCOPUS:84897362752
SN - 1538-8506
VL - 26
SP - S58-S62
JO - The journal of knee surgery
JF - The journal of knee surgery
ER -