A.V. BORISOVA¹, F.V. TAKHAVIEVA¹, V.I. AIDAROV², N.M. BIKCHURIN¹

 ¹Kazan State Medical University, Kazan

²Republic Clinical Hospital of the MH RT, Kazan

Contact details:

Borisova A.V. — PhD (medicine), Assistant Lecturer of the Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation

Address: 49 Butlerov St., Kazan, Russian Federation, 420012, tel.: +7-917-905-30-65, e-mail: doc-borisova@bk.ru

A clinical case of osteochondritis dissecans of the lateral femoral condyle in a young football player at the stage of initial sports training is presented. The athlete suffered from periodic pain for 3 months, which did not have a clear localization and appeared after physical exertion. Ultrasound of the knee joints was performed with preliminary diagnosis of initial manifestations of ostheochondropathy of the tibia. However, after the treatment with the decrease of pain after physical exertion, the discomfort in the left knee joint appeared again. MRI examination of the left knee joint showed signs of ostheochondral changes. An individual rehabilitation program was developed.

Key words: osteochondritis dissecans, diagnostics, conservative treatment, rehabilitation, physiotherapy, young football player.

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