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Descriptor English: Osteochondritis Dissecans
Descriptor Spanish: Osteocondritis Disecante
Descriptor osteocondritis disecante
Scope note: Tipo de osteocondritis en la que el cartílago articular y el hueso asociado se separan parcial o totalmente formando cuerpos libres articulares. Afecta principalmente a las articulaciones de la rodilla, tobillo y codo.
Descriptor Portuguese: Osteocondrite Dissecante
Descriptor French: Ostéochondrite disséquante
Entry term(s): Dissecans, Osteochondritis
Tree number(s): C05.116.791.668
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010008
Scope note: A type of osteochondritis in which articular cartilage and associated bone becomes partially or totally detached to form joint loose bodies. Affects mainly the knee, ankle, and elbow joints.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Osteochondritis (1966-1984)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under OSTEOCHONDRITIS 1985-90
History Note: 91(85); was see under OSTEOCHONDRITIS 1985-90
DeCS ID: 10186
Unique ID: D010008
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Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1984/04/06
Revision Date: 2012/07/03
Osteochondritis Dissecans - Preferred
Concept UI M0015520
Scope note A type of osteochondritis in which articular cartilage and associated bone becomes partially or totally detached to form joint loose bodies. Affects mainly the knee, ankle, and elbow joints.
Preferred term Osteochondritis Dissecans
Entry term(s) Dissecans, Osteochondritis



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