A disorder of growing cartilage that may affect either the growth plate or the articular cartilage.
A painful malformation of the joint cartilage which can affect puppies of rapidly growing large breeds. Osteochondrosis dissecans occurs when the affected area is further traumatized and a cartilage "flap" develops, resulting in acute pain.
Disease of the growth or ossification centers of children, which begins as a degeneration or necrosis followed by regeneration or recalcification.
Localised dysfunction of the area of bone where muscles and tendons attach. These areas are known as 'Apophyses'. This condition is most common in children. It is characterised by pain during local degeneration of the bone, followed by regeneration. This condition is also known as 'Traction Apophysitis', an example of it is Osgood Schlatters disease.
The osteochondroses, also called Epiphyseal Ischemic Necrosis, are a relatively common group of orthopedic disorders of children, which are poorly understood. In an osteochondrosis, the epiphysis (growing end) of a bone dies and then is gradually replaced over a period of years, resulting in abnormal bone growth and deformity. The immediate cause of bone death is loss of blood supply, but why this occurs remains unclear.
The Osteochondroses are a family of orthopedic diseases that occur in children and in rapidly growing animals, particularly pigs, horses, and large breed dogs. They are characterized by interruption of the blood supply of a bone, in particular to the epiphysis, followed by localized bony necrosis and later, regrowth of the bone.
