osteochondritis /os·teo·chon·dri·tis/ (-kon-dri´tis) inflammation of bone and cartilage.
osteochondritis defor´mans juveni´lis osteochondrosis of the capitular epiphysis of the femur.
osteochondritis defor´mans juveni´lis dor´si osteochondrosis of vertebrae.
osteochondritis dis´secans that resulting in splitting of pieces of cartilage into the affected joint.
osteochondritis de·for·mans ju·ve·ni·lis (d -fôr m nz j v -n l s)n. Osteochondrosis of the upper end of the femur. Also called Calvé-Perthes disease, coxa plana, Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease, Perthes disease. |
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