Adolescent Athletes Achieve High Levels of Athletic and Daily Function After Arthroscopic Marrow Stimulation for Elbow Capitellar Osteochondritis Dissecans.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To determine the functional outcomes of adolescent athletes treated with arthroscopic marrow stimulation/microfracture for elbow capitellar osteochondritis dissecans (OCD).

Methods

The medical records for all patients younger than 18 years of age with capitellar OCD who underwent arthroscopic treatment at a single institution were retrospectively reviewed. The variables examined included patient characteristics, bone age, pre- and postoperative lesion grade/size and range of motion (ROM), intraoperative lesion grade/size, time to postoperative return to sport, and validated outcome scores.

Results

Twenty patients with 21 treated elbows met the study's inclusion criteria. Three patients were not available for follow-up, leaving 18 of 21 (85.7%) elbows in the fi

SUBMITTER: Michelin RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9791882 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature