Osteochondroses: problems with the immature skeleton

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Osteochondroses: problems with the immature skeleton

Osteochondroses is the subject of this week’s article and is a grouping of conditions that affect the immature skeleton and are of unknown origin but may be related to overuse activity, sports, and the immature skeleton, as well as soft growth plates. Osteochondroses can occur in most any area of the body, the most common of which occur in the foot and ankle as well as in the knee. Kohler’s disease of the navicular is a condition that occurs on …