Results are reported from an absence of physiotherapic, orthopaedic, or surgical treatment in 31 cases of osteochondritis dissecans in 24 children. The mean age at diagnosis was 11 years and 4 months, and all the children were suffering from pain for an average of 3 months. None of these children were treated, except for instructions to discontinue involvement in sports activities until their pain had disappeared. In all cases pain disappeared, and these children have all returned to their former activities. According to x-ray findings, 30 lesions disappeared totally, although there was one case of a loose body. As a result, absence of treatment is recommended for osteochondritis dissecans in children.
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