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osteochondrosis

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osteochondrosis /os·teo·chon·dro·sis/ (-kon-dro´sis) a disease of the growth ossification centers in children, beginning as a degeneration or necrosis followed by regeneration or recalcification; known by various names, depending on the bone involved.
os·te·o·chon·dro·sis (st--kn-drss)
n.
Any of a group of disorders involving one or more centers of ossification of the bones in children and characterized by degeneration or aseptic necrosis followed by reossification.

osteochondrosis
[-kondrō′sis]
Etymology: Gk, osteon + chondros, cartilage, osis, condition
a disease affecting the ossification centers of bone in children. It is initially characterized by degeneration and necrosis, followed by regeneration and recalcification. Kinds of osteochondrosis include Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease, Osgood-Schlatter disease, and Scheuermann's disease.

osteochondrosis [os″te-o-kon-dro´sis]
a disease of the growth ossification centers in children, beginning as a degeneration or necrosis followed by regeneration or recalcification; known by various names, depending on the bone involved.
osteochondrosis defor´mans ti´biae tibia vara.

osteochondrosis
a disease characterized by abnormal differentiation of growth cartilage. Called also dyschondroplasia. It is a common disease in pigs and dogs and is also recognized in horses, turkeys and possibly in young bulls. The manifestations and sequelae vary with the species. In pigs osteochondrosis includes osteochondritis dissecans, epiphysiolysis deformities of bones and arthropathy. See also leg weakness.
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Osteochondrosis of the shoulder. By permission from Kirberger RM, Wrigley RH, Barr F, Dennis R, Handbook of Small Animal Radiological Differential Diagnosis, Saunders, 2001

osteochondrosis and arthrosis
this disease of pigs causes severe degenerative lesions of the articular cartilage and underlying bone which are recognizable to autopsy but often without clinical signs. See also leg weakness.

osteochondrosis


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Among the most common bone abnormalities in young horses are osteochondrosis and OCD (osteochondritis dissecans) lesions.
The work includes 86 chapters organized into sections on general principles, arthrodesis, arthroplasty, amputations, infections, tumors, nontraumatic soft-tissue disorders, congenital anomalies, osteochondrosis, nervous system disorders in children, fractures and dislocations in children, the spine, sports medicine, arthroscopy, fractures and dislocations, peripheral nerve injuries, microsurgery, the hand, and the foot and ankle.
Injury or damage to the joints can be cause by hip dysplasia, osteochondrosis (OCD), cranial cruciate rupture in the knee or a traumatic injury.
 
 
 
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