Melorheostosis: Case Report with 20-Year Follow-Up

Pavone, Vito; Evola, Roberto Francesco; Giorgio, Angelo Di; Ruggieri, Martino; Ardito, Salvatore

doi:10.3928/01477447-20080501-21

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“…Melorheostosis is derived from the Greek melos , limb; rhein , flow; and osteon , bone, referring to the radiographic appearance that resembles wax flowing down a candle [2]. It is characterized by a chondral hyperostosis of the long bones associated with sclerosis of the spongious bone [3].…”

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Surgical treatment of melorheostosis: Report of two cases

Chou

Chen

et al. 2012

The Kaohsiung J of Med Scie

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Melorheostosis is a rare disease that usually burdens the patient with painful disability or soft tissue compromise. The treatment is usually symptomatic and conservative. Patients with severe and complicated forms of the disease may require surgery. Involvement of the distal part of a limb usually carries more morbidity, such as tumefaction pain, cosmetic and psychosocial or functional problems that render conservative treatment unsatisfactory to patients. In our series, surgical debulking or decompression of the mass effect provided prompt symptom relief.

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