Catalog

Familial osteochondritis dissecans

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Link to WHO Definition

Familial osteochondritis dissecans – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/117325330

Familial osteochondritis dissecans is a rare genetic skeletal disorder characterised clinically by abnormal chondro-skeletal development, disproportionate short stature and skeletal deformation mainly affecting the knees, hips, ankles and elbows with onset generally in late childhood or adolescence.