Osteochondropathy

Osteochondropathy
Specialty	Rheumatology

Osteochondropathy refers to a disease ("-pathy") of the bone and cartilage.

However, it is more common to refer to these conditions as one of the following:

chondropathy (disease of the cartilage)
A bone disease is also called an "osteopathy", but because the term osteopathy is often used to describe a healthcare approach, use of the term can cause some confusion.

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Bone and joint disease

endocrine:	Osteitis fibrosa cystica Brown tumor
infection:	Osteomyelitis Sequestrum Involucrum Sesamoiditis Brodie abscess Periostitis Vertebral osteomyelitis

Bone resorption

Other

Chondritis	Costochondritis Relapsing polychondritis
Other	Slipping rib syndrome Tietze syndrome

Combined

Osteochondritis

Osteochondritis dissecans

leg:	hip Legg–Calvé–Perthes syndrome tibia Osgood–Schlatter disease Blount's disease foot Köhler disease Sever's disease
spine	Scheuermann's_disease
arm:	wrist Kienböck's disease elbow Panner disease

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