Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgment
- Section 1 Head and neck
- Section 2 Thoracic imaging
- Section 3 Cardiac imaging
- Section 4 Vascular and interventional
- Section 5 Gastrointestinal imaging
- Section 6 Urinary imaging
- Section 7 Endocrine - reproductive imaging
- Section 8 Fetal imaging
- Section 9 Musculoskeletal imaging
- Case 82 Clubfoot
- Case 83 Developmental dysplasia of the hip
- Case 84 Legg–Calve–Perthes disease
- Case 85 Slipped capital femoral epiphysis
- Case 86 Langerhans cell histiocytosis: MRI/PET for diagnosis and treatment monitoring
- Case 87 Congenital syphilis
- Case 88 Medial malleolus avulsion fracture
- Case 89 Triplane fracture
- Case 90 Fibrous dysplasia
- Case 91 Chest wall sarcoma
- Case 92 Campomelic dysplasia
- Case 93 Type II collagenopathy (hypochondrogenesis)
- Case 94 Morel-Lavallée lesions
- Case 95 Infantile myofibromatosis
- Case 96 Osteochondritis dissecans of the capitellum
- Index
- References
Case 96 - Osteochondritis dissecans of the capitellum
from Section 9 - Musculoskeletal imaging
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2014
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgment
- Section 1 Head and neck
- Section 2 Thoracic imaging
- Section 3 Cardiac imaging
- Section 4 Vascular and interventional
- Section 5 Gastrointestinal imaging
- Section 6 Urinary imaging
- Section 7 Endocrine - reproductive imaging
- Section 8 Fetal imaging
- Section 9 Musculoskeletal imaging
- Case 82 Clubfoot
- Case 83 Developmental dysplasia of the hip
- Case 84 Legg–Calve–Perthes disease
- Case 85 Slipped capital femoral epiphysis
- Case 86 Langerhans cell histiocytosis: MRI/PET for diagnosis and treatment monitoring
- Case 87 Congenital syphilis
- Case 88 Medial malleolus avulsion fracture
- Case 89 Triplane fracture
- Case 90 Fibrous dysplasia
- Case 91 Chest wall sarcoma
- Case 92 Campomelic dysplasia
- Case 93 Type II collagenopathy (hypochondrogenesis)
- Case 94 Morel-Lavallée lesions
- Case 95 Infantile myofibromatosis
- Case 96 Osteochondritis dissecans of the capitellum
- Index
- References
Summary
Imaging description
AP and lateral elbow radiographs (Fig. 96.1) of an 11-year-old girl with elbow pain demonstrated a small subarticular lucency in the lateral capitellum with surrounding sclerosis and subtle flattening of the capitellum. Based on these imaging findings a diagnosis of osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) of the capitellum was made.
Radiographs are the most common initial modality for screening patients with suspected OCD. In the elbow, supplemental views such as 45 degrees flexion or oblique views may help to demonstrate the lesion. Elbow radiographs may be normal in the early stages of OCD of the capitellum. With disease progression, flattening of the capitellum is noted with focal rarefaction and non-displaced subchondral fragmentation. In late stages, a focal defect of the articular surface may be noted, with presence of a loose body.
A radiographic classification of OCD has been described based on AP radiographs. A grade I lesion demonstrates cystic change in the lateral or middle capitellum, a grade II lesion shows a gap between the lesion and the underlying subchondral bone, and a grade III lesion is characterized by the presence of a loose body.
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- Pearls and Pitfalls in Pediatric ImagingVariants and Other Difficult Diagnoses, pp. 387 - 388Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2014