Melorheostosis of the index finger: a case report

We describe a case of melorheostosis involving multiple bones of the left index finger. This patient presented with a many-year history of a finger mass, and demonstrated the typical radiographic findings of melorheostosis on radiographs and computed tomography (CT) of the hand. Following excisional...

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Autores principales: Quarles, Ellen K., Richardson, Michael L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4896119/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27303509
http://dx.doi.org/10.2484/rcr.v3i1.140
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description We describe a case of melorheostosis involving multiple bones of the left index finger. This patient presented with a many-year history of a finger mass, and demonstrated the typical radiographic findings of melorheostosis on radiographs and computed tomography (CT) of the hand. Following excisional biopsy and bone grafting, this patient is doing well and undergoing physical therapy.
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spelling pubmed-48961192016-06-14 Melorheostosis of the index finger: a case report Quarles, Ellen K. Richardson, Michael L. Radiol Case Rep Article We describe a case of melorheostosis involving multiple bones of the left index finger. This patient presented with a many-year history of a finger mass, and demonstrated the typical radiographic findings of melorheostosis on radiographs and computed tomography (CT) of the hand. Following excisional biopsy and bone grafting, this patient is doing well and undergoing physical therapy. Elsevier 2015-11-06 /pmc/articles/PMC4896119/ /pubmed/27303509 http://dx.doi.org/10.2484/rcr.v3i1.140 Text en © 2008 The Authors. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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