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Osteochondritis dissecans of the knee: Treatment options for this challenging knee injury

We are looking for 5 patients with knee pain who want to get significantly better in the next 30 days. Click this link to let me know you're interested and learn more. https://www.drdavidgeier.com/work-wit... Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) is a complex problem of the knee that affects mainly young patients. If you have an OCD lesion in your knee, the bone just under a small area of articular cartilage starts to die. Sometimes the cartilage can break off, creating a loose OCD fragment. Please note: I don't respond to questions and requests for specific medical advice left in the comments to my videos. I receive too many to keep up (several hundred per week), and legally I can't offer specific medical advice to people who aren't my patients (see below). If you want to ask a question about a specific injury you have, leave it in the comments below, and I might answer it in an upcoming Ask Dr. Geier video. If you need more detailed information on your injury, go to my Resources page: https://www.drdavidgeier.com/resources/ The content of this YouTube Channel,    / drdavidgeier   (“Channel”) is for INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. The Channel may offer health, fitness, nutritional and other such information, but such information is intended for educational and informational purposes only. This content should not be used to self-diagnose or self-treat any health, medical, or physical condition. The content does not and is not intended to convey medical advice and does not constitute the practice of medicine. YOU SHOULD NOT RELY ON THIS INFORMATION AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR, NOR DOES IT REPLACE, PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL ADVICE, DIAGNOSIS, OR TREATMENT. You should consult with your healthcare professional before doing anything contained on this Channel. You agree that Dr. Geier is not responsible for any actions or inaction on your part based on the information that is presented on the Channel. Dr. David Geier Enterprises, LLC makes no representations about the accuracy or suitability of the content. USE OF THE CONTENT IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF OSTEOCHONDRITIS DISSECANS Boys aged 10 to 15 typically suffer osteochondritis dissecans. You might notice dull pain or swelling. You can also start having catching or locking of the knee if the piece breaks free. TREATMENT OPTIONS AND SURGERY FOR OSTEOCHONDRITIS DISSECANS OF THE KNEE In young athletes who are not finished growing, there is often a good chance that the lesion will heal on its own. Treatment in this situation often involves making the athlete nonweightbearing for many weeks to try to decrease stress on the lesion. If the lesion doesn’t heal, but it’s still in place with intact cartilage, the surgeon can drill holes into the lesion to try to stimulate healing. If the OCD lesion does break away, surgery is usually necessary. The surgeon can occasionally try to put the lesion back in place and hold it with screws or pins. Other times it is a free-floating piece of bone and cartilage. The surgeon then replaces that defect with a cylinder of bone and cartilage from another location in your knee or from a donor.