Human growth hormone and the development of osteochondritis dissecans lesions

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2011 Dec;19(12):2108-10. doi: 10.1007/s00167-010-1370-3. Epub 2011 Jan 11.

Abstract

No single etiology regarding the cause of osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) lesions is unanimously accepted. This report documents a novel case of multiple OCD lesions affecting the left knee and a solitary defect of the right elbow in a patient with acquired human growth hormone (hGH) deficiency and supplementation. hGH deficiency and hormone replacement may be related to the development of OCD lesions.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Accidental Falls
  • Adolescent
  • Baseball / injuries
  • Elbow Joint / surgery
  • Human Growth Hormone / adverse effects*
  • Human Growth Hormone / deficiency
  • Humans
  • Knee Injuries / diagnosis
  • Knee Injuries / etiology
  • Knee Injuries / surgery
  • Knee Joint / surgery
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Osteochondritis Dissecans / chemically induced*
  • Osteochondritis Dissecans / surgery

Substances

  • Human Growth Hormone