Management of Melorheostosis / 대한정형외과학회잡지
The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
;
: 453-461, 2017.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-655088
ABSTRACT
Melorheostosis is a very rare sclerosing bone disease with pain, joint stiffness, and limitation of motion. Its characteristic on radiography is a dense bone formation along the side of the bone, resembling the flow of candle grease. Various conservative or surgical methods have been practiced in treating pain and deformities. This is a report on the successful treatment result of six cases of melotheostosis, involving the metatarsal, metacarpal, clavicle, and tibia, which weretreated by conservative and operative treatment methods.
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Main subject:
Osteogenesis
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Congenital Abnormalities
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Tibia
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Bone Diseases
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Metatarsal Bones
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Radiography
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Clavicle
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Arthralgia
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Melorheostosis
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Language:
Korean
Journal:
The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
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