osteochondrosis /-kondrō″sis/ [Gk, osteon + chondros, cartilage, osis, condition] , a disease affecting the ossification centers of bone in children. It is initially characterized by degeneration and necrosis, followed by regeneration and recalcification. Kinds include Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease, Osgood-Schlatter disease, Scheuermann’s disease.
