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Reply to "Capitellar Osteochondritis Dissecans (OCD)"

Ballgame 23 ~ 

 

How old is your son? 18 months is a long time to rest with only 80% healing. Depending on his age....I would definitely get a 2nd and even 3rd opinion. My son was diaginosed when he was 14, he rested for about 6 months, only to find out his elbow was getting worse, even with resting it. So they did surgery. There are plenty of success stories where conserative (resting) will heal.....but personally I wish we didn't have to wait the 6 months before doing the surgery. My son missed his whole freshman year of high school recovering and doing physical therapy. He basically was out almost a year and a half with resting , sugery and recovery. I think age plays an important factor. He is fine now....he had bilateral OCD, he has surgery on right elbow, and 4 months later his left elbow had the same...and had to have surgery again. I guess the one bright spot is you say the lesion is stable. I would definitely get a few more opinions. 

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