Definitions for "Osteochondritis"
inflammation or defective growth of part of a bone. There are several examples of this condition (formerly known as osteochondrosis) but with different causes and at different sites of the body. See also Freiberg's infraction or disease (foot), Kohler's disease (foot), Osgood Schlatter's disease (knee), Perthes' disease (hip), Scheuermann's disease (one or more vertebrae).
a loose body in the joint space
Inflammation of bone and cartilage.