TY - JOUR
T1 - Osteochondritis dissecans of the knee in identical twins
T2 - a report of two cases.
AU - Onoda, Satsuki
AU - Sugita, Takehiko
AU - Aizawa, Toshimi
AU - Ohnuma, Masahiro
AU - Takahashi, Atsushi
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PY - 2012/4
Y1 - 2012/4
N2 - We report the second case of osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) of the knee in identical twins (bilaterally in one and unilaterally in the other). Fixations with bio-absorbable pins, cylindrical osteochondral graft, and osteochondral mosaicplasty were all successful and bone union was achieved. We considered that genetic factors remain essential even if other factors (particularly repetitive trauma) are mainly responsible for the occurrence of OCD.
AB - We report the second case of osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) of the knee in identical twins (bilaterally in one and unilaterally in the other). Fixations with bio-absorbable pins, cylindrical osteochondral graft, and osteochondral mosaicplasty were all successful and bone union was achieved. We considered that genetic factors remain essential even if other factors (particularly repetitive trauma) are mainly responsible for the occurrence of OCD.
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U2 - 10.1177/230949901202000123
DO - 10.1177/230949901202000123
M3 - Article
C2 - 22535824
AN - SCOPUS:84865149656
SN - 1022-5536
VL - 20
SP - 108
EP - 110
JO - Journal of the Western Pacific Orthopaedic Association
JF - Journal of the Western Pacific Orthopaedic Association
IS - 1
ER -