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(medicine) A disorder of the joints in which cracks form in the articular cartilage and the underlying subchondral bone.
The knee is a common site for osteochondritis dissecans.
Surgical intervention may be needed in some cases of osteochondritis dissecans to remove abnormal bone fragments in a joint.
Surgical intervention is often successful in osteochondritis dissecans.
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