A lesion is a circumscribed area of tissue damage in the body.
Non-specific term
The word 'lesion' is non-specific and does not specify what is causing the problem.
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FORUM DISCUSSIONS
'Probably grade 1 osteochondral lesion'... what does this mean?!
What is a Femoral Chondral Lesion?
CLINICAL PUBLICATIONS
Management of Focal Chondral Lesion in the Knee Joint. Seo S-S, Kim C-W and Jung D-W. Knee Surg Relat Res. 2011 Dec; 23(4): 185–196.