Human growth hormone and the development of osteochondritis dissecans lesions.
case_report · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 21222104.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1007/s00167-010-1370-3.
- No licence information is recorded for this record.
- Because redistribution is not established, this page shows the abstract only. Follow the links below for the full text.
Abstract
No single etiology regarding the cause of osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) lesions is unanimously accepted. This report documents a novel case of multiple OCD lesions affecting the left knee and a solitary defect of the right elbow in a patient with acquired human growth hormone (hGH) deficiency and supplementation. hGH deficiency and hormone replacement may be related to the development of OCD lesions.
Medical subject headings
- Human Growth Hormone
- Osteochondritis Dissecans
Anatomy
- knee
- elbow