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The Efficacy of Bracing in Nonoperative Care of Medial Femoral Condyle Osteochondritis Dissecans: A Study From the Research in Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee (ROCK) Study Group.
ROCK Group; Nissen CW, Albright JC, Anderson CN, Busch MT, Carey JL, Carlson C, Carsen S, Chambers HG, Crepeau A, Edmonds EW, Ellermann JM, Ellis HB Jr, Erickson JB, Fabricant PD, Godin J, Ganley TJ, Green DW, Grimm NL, Heyworth BE, Hui Hoi Po J, Kocher MS, Koehler R, Krych AJ, Latz KH, Loveland DM, Lyon RM, Meenen NM, Milewski MD, Myer GD, Nelson BJ, Nepple JJ, Nguyen JC, Pace JL, Paterno MV, Pennock AT, Perkins CA, Polousky JD, Riley P, Saluan P, Shea KG, Tompkins MA, Wall EJ, Weiss JM, Willimon SC, Wilson PL, Wright RW, Kostyun RO. ROCK Group, et al. Am J Sports Med. 2026 May;54(6):1415-1422. doi: 10.1177/03635465261429407. Epub 2026 Apr 14. Am J Sports Med. 2026. PMID: 41981903
BACKGROUND: Stable osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) lesions are primarily treated nonoperatively. Nonoperative treatment includes several recommendations, including the use of an unloader brace. ...METHODS: The authors used a prospective cohort of patients receiving nonoper …
BACKGROUND: Stable osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) lesions are primarily treated nonoperatively. Nonoperative treatment includes seve …
Which Osteochondritis Dissecans Lesions Will Heal Nonoperatively? An Application of Machine Learning to the ROCK Prospective Cohort.
Johnstone T, Espiritu J, Tompkins M, Milewski MD, Nissen C, Shea KG; ROCK Group:; Nelson B, Egger A, Anderson C, Lee Pace J, Polousky J, Ellemann J, Meenen N, Edmonds E, Ellis H, Fabricant P, Krych A, Myer G, Kocher M, Carey J. Johnstone T, et al. Orthop J Sports Med. 2024 Dec 16;12(12):23259671241297145. doi: 10.1177/23259671241297145. eCollection 2024 Dec. Orthop J Sports Med. 2024. PMID: 39697601 Free PMC article.
BACKGROUND: There are limited evidence-based guidelines to predict which osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) lesions will heal with nonoperative treatment. PURPOSE: To train a set of classification algorithms to predict nonoperative OCD healing while identifying new clinically …
BACKGROUND: There are limited evidence-based guidelines to predict which osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) lesions will heal with nonop …
Descriptive Epidemiology From the Research in Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee (ROCK) Prospective Cohort.
Nissen CW, Albright JC, Anderson CN, Busch MT, Carlson C, Carsen S, Chambers HG, Edmonds EW, Ellermann JM, Ellis HB Jr, Erickson JB, Fabricant PD, Ganley TJ, Green DW, Grimm NL, Heyworth BE, Po JHH, Kocher MS, Kostyun RO, Krych AJ, Latz KH, Loveland DM, Lyon RM, Mayer SW, Meenen NM, Milewski MD, Myer GD, Nelson BJ, Nepple JJ, Nguyen JC, Pace JL, Paterno MV, Pennock AT, Perkins CA, Polousky JD, Saluan P, Shea KG, Shearier E, Tompkins MA, Wall EJ, Weiss JM, Willimon SC, Wilson PL, Wright RW, Zbojniewicz AM, Carey JL; ROCK Group. Nissen CW, et al. Am J Sports Med. 2022 Jan;50(1):118-127. doi: 10.1177/03635465211057103. Epub 2021 Nov 24. Am J Sports Med. 2022. PMID: 34818065
BACKGROUND: Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) occurs most commonly in the knees of young individuals. This condition is known to cause pain and discomfort in the knee and can lead to disability and early knee osteoarthritis. The cause is not well underst …
BACKGROUND: Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) occurs most commonly in the knees of young individuals. This condition is known to cause …