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Published in: HAND 1/2011

01-03-2011 | Case Reports

Melorheostosis of the thumb and trapezium bone

Authors: Carlos H. Fernandes, Luis R. Nakachima, João B. G. Santos, Artur R. C. Fernandes, Marcelo G. Jannini, Flávio Faloppa

Published in: HAND | Issue 1/2011

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Abstract

Melorheostosis of the hand is rare. We report a 28-year-old woman with persistent pain associated with a slowly growing mass on the dorsum of the right thumb. The radiographs, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging were used to examine characteristic of melorheostosis involving the trapezium bone, first metacarpal, and proximal phalange. The lesions underwent a surgical debulking of the hyperostotic cortex and a cortical fenestration.
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Metadata
Title
Melorheostosis of the thumb and trapezium bone
Authors
Carlos H. Fernandes
Luis R. Nakachima
João B. G. Santos
Artur R. C. Fernandes
Marcelo G. Jannini
Flávio Faloppa
Publication date
01-03-2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
HAND / Issue 1/2011
Print ISSN: 1558-9447
Electronic ISSN: 1558-9455
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11552-010-9291-7

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