syphilitic osteochondritis
(redirected from Wegner disease)syph·i·lit·ic os·te·o·chon·dri·tis
inflammation of the epiphysial line associated with congenital syphilis.
Synonym(s): Wegner disease
Wegner,
Friedrich R.G., German pathologist, 1843-1917.Wegner disease - inflammation of the epiphyseal line associated with congenital syphilis. Synonym(s): syphilitic osteochondritis
Wegner line - a narrow whitish line at the junction of the epiphysis and diaphysis of a long bone, related to syphilitic epiphysitis.