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Osteochondrosis

The term osteochondroses refers to a group of diseases of children and adolescents in which localized tissue death (necrosis) occurs, usually followed by full regeneration of healthy bone tissue. The singular term is os...

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Symptoms

Many theories have been advanced to account for osteochondrosis, but none has proven fully satisfactory. Stress on the...

Causes

Many theories have been advanced to account for osteochondrosis, but none has proven fully satisfactory. Stress on the...

Tests

Diagnosis is suspected based on history and symptoms. It can be confirmed by x-ray findings.

Treatments

Conservative treatment is usually attempted first. In many cases, resting the affected body part for a several days or...

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Drugs

ibuprofen
Childrens Ibuprofen Berry
Advil Pediatric

Risk Factors

Complications

Accurate prediction of the outcome for individual adolescents is difficult with osteochondrosis. Some individuals heal...

Prevention

No preventive measures are known.

Doctor Specialties

A doctor should be consulted whenever a child has a persistent joint pain that does not go away after resting the joint...

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