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We aimed to develop an algorithm to predict the speed of OCD radiographic ossification based on patient demographic, physical, surgical, and imaging data.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We studied a prospective cohort of patients with knee OCD lesions in a multicenter database. We included patients who were diagnosed with knee OCD lesions of the lateral or medial femoral condyle and were treated operatively at a single center. We collected patient information from medical records and imaging studies. Radiographic healing was defined on the basis of the percentage of the original OCD lesion that had a normal bone density (ossification) compared with the surrounding condyle, rated on a continuous scale from 0 to 100. An OCD lesion that achieved \u226590% of the normal surrounding bone density at 6 months following surgery was defined as fast healing. Follow-up was conducted with radiographs only. Multivariable logistic regression and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analyses were performed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study included 79 OCD lesions in 72 individuals. The mean patient age was 13.79 \u00b1 2.71 years (range, 8.56 to 22.98 years), and 45 (62.5%) of the 72 patients were male. A total of 56 patients (77.8%) were White, and 69 patients (95.8%) were of non-Hispanic ethnicity. In all, 23 lesions (29.1%) fit the of fast healing. A multivariable regression analysis revealed that high preoperative bone density within the OCD lesion (p &lt; 0.001) was the only feature that had an association with fast healing. A preoperative lesion density rating of \u226570% predicted fast ossification with a sensitivity of 87% and a specificity of 66.1%.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A preoperative OCD density rating that was \u226570% of that of the normal surrounding bone was found to be the only independent predictor of fast ossification following surgery.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Level of Evidence:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Prognostic\n                      <jats:underline>Level II<\/jats:underline>\n                      . 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