Osteochondritis is a painful type of osteochondrosis where the cartilage or bone in a joint is inflamed.
[1] It often refers to osteochondritis dissecans (OCD).
The term dissecans refers to the "creation of a flap of cartilage that further dissects away from its underlying subchondral attachments (dissecans)".
[1][3] Osteochondritis, and especially osteochondritis dissecans, can manifest in animals as a primary cause of elbow dysplasia, a chronic condition in some dog breeds.
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