Bone Chip
January 14, 2010 by Staff
Filed under Health Conditions / Ailments
Osteochondritis is a painful condition where the cartilage and bone in a joint is inflamed.
It often refers to osteochondritis dissecans (sometimes spelled dessecans, and abbreviated OCD). The term dissecans refers to the "creation of a flap of cartilage that further dissects away from its underlying subchondral attachments (dissecans)".
Another type of osteochondritis is Scheuermann's disease, which affects the spine.
