Melorheostosis: A case report

Melorheostosis is a rare disease (0.9/million habitants), characterized by linear hyperostosis along the cortex bone. It can affect any bone, being more frequent in long bones. The lesions tend to be segmental and unilateral. The etiology remains unknown although several theories proposed over the p...

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Main Authors: Bruno Pereira Alpoim, Maria Elisa Gonçalves Ribeiro Rodrigues, António José Marques Félix, Pedro Miguel Dantas Costa Marques, Pedro Miguel Gomes Sá, Luís Fernando Nunes Pires Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2013-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162013000300282&lng=en&tlng=en