panner disease
Findings
No curated finding names panner disease yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Panner's disease is an osteochondrosis of the capitellum of the humerus, characterized by involvement of the dominant upper limb and onset before the age of 10 years. It results from lateral compression injuries of the elbow typically occurring in children practicing sports such as baseball and throw. It should be distinguished from osteochondritis dissecans of the capitellum, occurring later, in adolescents. Management is symptomatic and consists in reducing the activities of the affected elbow for a prolonged period of time. Prognosis is good.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0019969), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
11 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, annotations 2026-09-02.
- Abnormality of upper limb jointHPOHP:0009810
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- OsteochondrosisHPOHP:0040188
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Abnormal humerus morphologyHPOHP:0031095
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Elbow painHPOHP:0030835
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Joint swellingHPOHP:0001386
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Limited elbow extensionHPOHP:0001377
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Limited elbow movement
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: panner disease
- Also called
- aseptic necrosis of the capital humerusOsteochondrosis of the capital humerus