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  Name           = Osteochondritis |
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  ICD10          = {{ICD10|M|93|9|m|91}} |
  ICD9           = {{ICD9|732.9}} |
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  MeshID         = D010007 |
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'''Osteochondritis''' is a painful type of [[osteochondrosis]] where the [[cartilage]] or [[bone]] in a [[joint]] is [[inflamed]].<ref name="dorlands">{{DorlandsDict|six/000076384|Osteochondritis}}</ref>

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)".<ref>http://cal.vet.upenn.edu/saortho/chapter_84/84mast.htm</ref>

The other recognized types of osteochondritis are [[osteochondritis deformans juvenilis]] (osteochondritis of the [[capitular head]] of the [[epiphysis]] of the [[femur]])<ref name="dorlands" /> and [[osteochondritis deformans juvenilis dorsi]] (osteochondrosis of the [[spinal vertebrae]], also known as [[Scheuermann's disease]]).<ref name="dorlands" /><ref>{{MeshName|Scheuermann's+disease}}</ref>

Osteochondritis, and especially osteochondritis dissecans, can manifest in animals as a primary cause of [[elbow dysplasia]], a [[chronic]] condition in some species and breeds.<ref name="Pead and Guthrie">Quoted from: {{cite web|last=Matthew Pead and Sue Guthrie|title=Elbow Dysplasia in dogs - a new scheme explained|url=http://www.bva.co.uk/public/documents/chs_elbow.pdf|publisher=[[British Veterinary Association]] (BVA)|accessdate=2010-07-16}}</ref>

== References ==
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==See also ==
* [[Osteochondrosis]]
* [[Osteochondritis dissecans]]

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[[Category:Inflammations]]

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[[es:Osteocondrosis]]
[[it:Osteocondrosi]]
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