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Abstract
A rare case of osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) occurring in the humeral head is presented.
As there are only six available records in the literature concerning OCD in the humeral
head, clinical features, treatment, and etiology of OCD involvement of this anatomical
part remains unclear. These points are discussed on the basis of the previous cases
and ours. Osteochondritis dissecans of the humeral head commonly affects middle-aged
and young males rather than females. The prevalent location of involvement is the
anterosuperior aspect of the humeral head. We propose that repetitive microtrauma
is one of the important causes of OCD in the humeral head. Moreover, we suggest that
the most authentic treatment for OCD with a partial detached osteochondral fragment
is removal of this fragment and drilling.
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Presented at the 73rd Meeting of the Central Japan Association Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology in Japan, October 12, 1989.
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© 1992 Arthroscopy Association of North America. Published by Elsevier Inc.
