Osteochondroses are a group of idiopathic self-limited conditions seen in skeletally immature individuals. The term describes disturbances in endochondral ossification affecting either the primary ...
Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) is a progressive spinal disease characterized by ectopic bone ...
Osteochondrosis of the primary ossification center (Köhler's disease of the patella), however, is infrequently described in the literature. Our case seems to be the first case of isolated painful ...