Grade I osteochondritis dissecans in a young professional athlete

Conclusions: We recommend initial nonoperative line of management in patients with open physis. In case of progression of the lesion or failure of conservative treatment a reparative, restorative or palliative surgical intervention can be done. For Stage I OCD lesions in patients with closed physis, we advocate reparative surgery either by means of retro- or trans-articular drilling.
Source: Indian Journal of Orthopaedics - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Source Type: research