Arthroscopic Fragment Resection for Capitellar Osteochondritis Dissecans in Adolescent Athletes: 5- to 12-Year Follow-up
Author(s) -
Yusuke Ueda,
Hiroyuki Sugaya,
Norimasa Takahashi,
Keisuke Matsuki,
Morihito Tokai,
Kazutomo Onishi,
Shota Hoshika,
Hiroshige Hamada
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
orthopaedic journal of sports medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.329
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2325-9671
DOI - 10.1177/2325967117744537
Subject(s) - medicine , osteochondritis dissecans , surgery , range of motion , elbow , athletes , osteoarthritis , arthroscopy , radiography , physical therapy , alternative medicine , pathology
Both functional outcomes and radiological findings after AS fragment resection were excellent in elbows with small lesions. Although overall outcomes were acceptable in elbows with larger lesions, flexion ROM and patient satisfaction scores were significantly inferior to those in elbows with smaller lesions.
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