osteochondritis dissecans of the elbow
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) The patients with osteochondritis dissecans, baseball players, and healthy volunteers 2) Patients whose consent of their own free will was documentarily obtained on the thorough understanding of the participation in this study after receiving a sufficient explanation about it
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients with the past history of an elbow fracture, or with elbow diseases except for thrower's elbow 2) Others, who principal investigator has determined to be inappropriate as a subject
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Elbow bone microstructure of baseball players and patients with osteochondritis dissecans | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The changes of the bone microstructure of patients with osteochondritis dissecans in disease progression or healing process | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Nagasaki University Hospital Department of orthopaedic surgery