A Case Report of Osteochondritis Dissecans in a Rare Location: The Lateral Femoral Trochlea

Abstract

The diagnostic imaging findings in this case revealed a rare location for OCD, the lateral femoral trochlea. Symptoms of posterior knee pain require careful evaluation by clinicians and radiologists to ensure timely diagnosis and optimal treatment.

High rates of return to sport following management of osteochondritis dissecans of the femoral trochlea: A systematic review

“…MRI was performed in 18 studies [7, 17, 24, 26, 27, 29–35]. Computed tomography (CT) and x‐ray (XR) was performed in four [18, 23, 28, 29] and eight studies, [22, 24, 25, 27, 28, 32–34] respectively. Only one study performed ultrasound [33].…”

“…The 20 studies in this review included one case-control (level of evidence (III), six case series (level of evidence IV), and 13 case reports (level of evidence V) [5,7,[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35]. All noncase reports studies were noncomparative, with a mean MINORS score of 8/16.…”

“…MRI was performed in 18 studies [7,17,24,26,27,[29][30][31][32][33][34][35]. Computed tomography (CT) and x-ray (XR) was performed in four [18,23,28,29] and eight studies, [22,24,25,27,28,[32][33][34] respectively. Only one study performed ultrasound [33].…”

“…Computed tomography (CT) and x-ray (XR) was performed in four [18,23,28,29] and eight studies, [22,24,25,27,28,[32][33][34] respectively. Only one study performed ultrasound [33]. Seven studies reported on either area or dimensions of the lesion, [7,17,21,23,26,31,33] described in detail in Table 2.…”

“…Only one study performed ultrasound [33]. Seven studies reported on either area or dimensions of the lesion, [7,17,21,23,26,31,33] described in detail in Table 2. Fifteen of 214 knees (7.0%) had lesions on the femoral condyle.…”