The incidence and risk factors of osteoarthritis following osteochondritis dissecans of the knees: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Sharon Si Heng TanBeverly Shu Wen TanWei Yang Wilson ThamAndrew Kean Seng LimJames Hoipo HuiPublished in: Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA (2020)
Significant risk factors for osteoarthritis were increased body mass index and fragment excision. Probable but inconclusive risk factors were the age of the patients and the size of the osteochondritis dissecans. The gender of the patient, location of osteochondritis dissecans, the stability of osteochondritis dissecans, and surgical versus non-surgical management of osteochondritis dissecans when appropriate were not significant risk factors.