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Melorheostosis: case report with radiologic–pathologic correlation

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Melorheostosis is an unusual mesenchymal dysplasia, which commonly presents on radiographs as longitudinal bars of hyperostosis in osseous structures. We present a case of melorheostosis in the lower extremity of a 20-year-old woman for which detailed radiologic– pathologic correlation was achieved due to amputation of the involved limb.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Hospital for Joint Diseases – Orthopaedic Institute, NYU Medical Center, 301 E. 17th Street, New York, NY 10003, USA, , , , , , US

    R. R. Brown

  2. Department of Pathology, Hospital for Joint Diseases – Orthopaedic Institute, NYU Medical Center, 301 E. 17th Street, New York, NY 10003, USA, , , , , , US

    G. C. Steiner

  3. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Joint Diseases – Orthopaedic Institute, NYU Medical Center, 301 E. 17th Street, New York, NY 10003, USA, , , , , , US

    W. B. Lehman

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Received: 2 March 2000 Revision requested: 14 April 2000 Revision received: 16 May 2000 Accepted: 18 May 2000

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Brown, R., Steiner, G. & Lehman, W. Melorheostosis: case report with radiologic–pathologic correlation. Skeletal Radiol 29, 548–552 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002560000255

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