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A Unique Case of Melorheostosis Presenting with Two Radiologically Distinct Lesions in the Shoulder [PDF]
Case Reports in Orthopedics, 2017 Melorheostosis is a rare, nonhereditary, benign, mesenchymal condition of unknown aetiology affecting the bones and surrounding tissues. A male patient complaining of left shoulder pain, swelling, and mildly limited range of motion has an exclusive ...
Ahmed A. Elsheikh +3 more
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Melorheostosis: Two atypical cases
Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, 2014 Melorheostosis is an uncommon mesenchymal dysplasia that rarely affects the axial skeleton.We describe two atypical cases of melorheostosis with classical imaging findings - the first one involving the cervico-dorsal spine with encroachment of left ...
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A focus on melorheostosis disease: a literature review and case report of femoral-acetabular impingement due to melorheostosis treated with surgical hip osteoplasty [PDF]
ReumatismoObjective. Melorheostosis is a rare, non-hereditary, benign bone disease characterized by abnormal bone growth. Generally, melorheostosis develops during childhood or adolescence and progresses gradually over time.
M. Ruggiero +6 more
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East African Orthopaedic Journal, 2010 This case study is a report on the rare mesodermal disorder typically characterized by abnormalities of the skeleton and soft tissues. We present a 56 years old woman who was diagnosed with melorheostosis affecting the left arm. Chronic pain odema and cosmetic deformities were her presenting problems.
Hani Al Salam +2 more
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Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 2021 Melorheostosis is a rare disease that etiology is not known. The disorder is congenital, affecting not only bone, but also other tissues of mesodermal origin. Pain and angular deformities are the main symptoms. There is no specific treatment.
Orhan Buyukbebeci +2 more
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Cross‐Sectional Imaging Useful in Melorheostosis
JBMR Plus, 2021 Melorheostosis is a rare disease of bone overgrowth that is primarily diagnosed based on imaging studies. Recently, the association of different radiological patterns of the disease with distinct genetic cause was reported.
Amelia Hurley‐Novatny +4 more
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Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine, 2022 Background Melorheostosis (MEL) is an exceptionally rare sclerosing bone dysplasia with asymmetrically exuberant bone formation and soft tissue lesions in a segmental distribution.
Xiaojun Han +5 more
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The melorheostosis with severe knee and ankle deformity treated by total knee arthroplasty with V-Y quadricepsplasty: a case report and literature review [PDF]
BMC Musculoskeletal DisordersBackground Melorheostosis is a rare disease with a classical radiological performance appearing as the sign of skeletal hyperostosis like dripping wax flowing down from candle.
Zhao-Yu Chen +5 more
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Clinical improvement in a patient with monostotic melorheostosis after treatment with denosumab: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2018 Background A 20-year-old Danish woman with melorheostosis in her right femoral shaft and disabling pain in the affected area, whose symptoms did not in the long term respond to zoledronic acid, experienced continuous remission of pain after treatment ...
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Open Access Rheumatology: Research and Reviews, 2012 Hakim Hassani1–3, Jérôme Slama1,3, Gilles Hayem4, Khadija Ben Ali1, Laure Sarda-Mantel1,3, Samuel Burg1,3, Dominique Le Guludec1,31Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hôpital Bichat, Paris, France; 2Radiology, H& ...
Hassani H +6 more
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