See Also
1. Osteochondrosis
Epidemiology
1. Children under age 10 years old
Pathophysiology
1. Distal humeral ossification center (at capitellum) with abnormal ossification, necrosis and degeneration
Symptoms
1. Vague lateral elbow pain
Signs
1. No point tenderness over lateral elbow
Imaging
1. XRay elbow
  1. Capitellum of Humerus with fragmentation and fissuring
Management
1. Relative rest
2. Acetaminophen or NSAIDs
Course
1. Self-limited with spontaneous resolution
References
1. Atanda (2011) Am Fam Physician 83(3): 285-91
2. Singer (1984) Am J Sports Med 12(5):351-60

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