What is OCD of the medial humeral condyle?
OCD of the medial humeral condyle is one of the conditions that are grouped together under the term elbow displaysia, as they all concern disorders in the elbow. Osteochondritis dissecans, or OCD, occurs when a small piece of cartilage peels away from the bone in the elbow joint. When this happens on the end of the humerus, or the longer bone above the elbow in the front leg, this is called OCD of the medial humeral condyle. All of the conditions included in elbow displaysia are considered polygenic, which means that more than one gene is necessary to develop the disease, but it is not currently known which genes are required.
