Key result
An 18-month-old boy who developed osteochondritis dissecans of the femoral head following treatment for congenital dislocation of the hip demonstrated complete healing of the lesion by age 15.
Case Report (n=1)
This case report provides the first documented evidence of healing of osteochondritis dissecans complicating congenital dislocation of the hip.
An 18-month-old boy treated for congenital dislocation of the hip, developed osteochondritis dissecans of the femoral head. Serial roentgenograms demonstrated that the lesion had healed by the time he was 15 years of age. There have been no previous reports of healing of osteochondritis dissecans complicating congenital dislocation of the hip, or Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease, although healing in idiopathic cases has been described.
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Buxton et al. (1980) conducted a case report in Osteochondritis dissecans following congenital dislocation of the hip (n=1). Treatment for congenital dislocation of the hip was evaluated on Healing of osteochondritis dissecans. An 18-month-old boy who developed osteochondritis dissecans of the femoral head following treatment for congenital dislocation of the hip demonstrated complete healing of the lesion by age 15.
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