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Familial osteochondritis dissecans
Disease definition
Familial osteochondritis dissecans is a rare genetic skeletal disorder characterized clinically by abnormal chondro-skeletal development, disproportionate short stature and skeletal deformation mainly affecting the knees, hips, ankles and elbows with onset generally in late childhood or adolescence.
ORPHA:251262
Classification level: DisorderA summary on this disease is available in Deutsch (2012) Español (2012) Italiano (2012) Nederlands (2012)
Detailed information
Disease review articles
- Review article
- English (2016) - Orphanet J Rare Dis


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