SynthesisKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2021
A high rate of children and adolescents return to sport after surgical treatment of osteochondritis dissecans of the elbow: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Revision rate after surgery for elbow osteochondritis dissecans: a systemic review.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Pooled it
- Autologous chondrocyte implantation in osteochondral defects of the capitulum: clinical and radiological outcome in a case series.JSES international · 2026Article
- Osteochondral autograft transfer for capitellar osteochondritis dissecans in high-level adolescent athletes.JSES international · 2026Article
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging Patterns of Common Injuries in Pediatric and Adolescent Athletes.HSS journal : the musculoskeletal journal of Hospital for Special Surgery · 2024Article
- [Bone-cartilage transfer for osteochondritis dissecans of the humeral capitellum].Operative Orthopadie und Traumatologie · 2024Article
- Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Elbow in Overhead Athletes: A Comprehensive Narrative Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Osteochondritis dissecans of the temporomandibular joint: a scoping review.Oral and maxillofacial surgery · 2024Article
- [Treatment of osteochondritis dissecans].Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2024Article
- Common Upper Extremity Injuries in Pediatric Athletes.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2022Review
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Abstract
purposeThe purpose of this systematic review was to determine the return to sport rates following surgical management of ostechondritis dissecans of the elbow.
methodsThe databases EMBASE, PubMed, and MEDLINE were searched for relevant literature from database inception until August 2020 and studies were screened by two reviewers independently and in duplicate for studies reporting rates of return to sport following surgical management of posterior shoulder instability. A meta-analysis of proportions was used to combine the rates of return to sport using a random effects model. A risk of bias assessment was performed for all included studies using the MINORS score.
resultsOverall, 31 studies met inclusion criteria and comprised of 548 patients (553 elbows) with a median age of 14 (range 10-18.5) and a median follow-up of 39 months (range 5-156). Of the 31 studies included, 14 studies (267 patients) had patients who underwent open stabilization, 11 studies (152 patients) had patients who underwent arthroscopic stabilization, and 6 studies (129 patients) had patients who underwent arthroscopic-assisted stabilization. The pooled rate of return to any level of sport was 97.6% (95% CI 94.8-99.5%, I
conclusionSurgical management of osteochondritis dissecans of the elbow resulted in a high rate of return to sport, including in competitive and overhead athletes. Similar rates of return to sport were noted across both open and arthroscopic procedures. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level IV.
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