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DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1299657
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Bilateral Combined Discoid Lateral Menisci and Lateral Femoral Condyle Osteochondritis Dissecans Lesions in a Division I Varsity Athlete: A Case Report

Kelly G. Kilcoyne
1   Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia
,
Jonathan F. Dickens
1   Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia
,
John-Paul Rue
2   Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland
,
David J. Keblish
2   Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland
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03. Mai 2012 (online)

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Abstract

Discoid menisci can be a source of pain for patients, and pose treatment challenges to the treating surgeon. Additional associated intra-articular pathology, specifically osteochondral defects, can further complicate the clinical picture. The incidence of lateral discoid meniscus is variable based on the population, with a range of 0.4 to 17%, with bilateral involvement in up to 19% of these cases. Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) is exceedingly rare, with an incidence of 0.015% in one study; however, some authors have suggested a correlation between the development of OCD and the presence of an unstable or torn lateral discoid meniscus. We present a case, the first to our knowledge, of bilateral lateral femoral condyle OCD in the presence of bilateral, asymptomatic, complete lateral discoid menisci.

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