Osteochondrosis is defined as a focal disturbance in endochondral ossification. The
cartilage superficial to an osteochondrosis lesion can fracture, giving rise to fragments in …

Osteochondrosis is a common and clinically important joint disorder that occurs in human
beings and in multiple animal species, most commonly pigs, horses, and dogs. This disorder …

Osteochondrosis is a disorder of epiphyseal cartilage about which there is considerable
confusion in the literature, largely because it has been studied mainly in its chronic stages …

Osteochondrosis (OC) of the articular epiphyseal cartilage complex (AECC) is a
developmental disease that is present in the first weeks of life. It is characterized by focal …

Twenty years ago a supplement of Equine Veterinary Journal was devoted to equine
osteochondrosis (OC) and recognised the importance of this developmental disease to the …

INTRODUCTION: Osteochondrosis (OC) is an important developmental orthopedic disease
of human and equine patients. The disease is defined as a focal disturbance in enchondral …

Focal ischemic chondronecrosis of epiphyseal growth cartilage (EGC) during endochondral
ossification is believed to be a key early event on the pathway to osteochondrosis (OC) in …

Background A significant heritability has been documented for articular osteochondrosis.
Selection against osteochondrosis has historically been based on macroscopic evaluation …

Two‐hundred and seventy‐eight Danish Landrace boars were examined radiologically and
pathologically for osteochondrosis and other joint lesions on the left legs at slaughter (95 …

Material available for research into osteochondrosis (OC) in humans tends to represent
chronic lesions. Comparative studies of early lesions in young animals are, therefore …