The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American). 2008;90:1106-1111.
doi:10.2106/JBJS.G.00961
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Successful Elbow Contracture Release Secondary to Melorheostosis

A Case Report

Hyun Sik Gong, MD, PhD1, Kyung Hak Lee, MD1, Joo Han Oh, MD, PhD1, Jin-Haeng Chung, MD, PhD1, Goo Hyun Baek, MD, PhD1 and Moon Sang Chung, MD, PhD1

1 Departments of Orthopedic Surgery (H.S.G., K.H.L., J.H.O., G.H.B., M.S.C.) and Pathology (J.-H.C.), Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 300 Gumi-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 463-707, South Korea. E-mail address for H.S. Gong: hsgong@snu.ac.kr
Investigation performed at the Departments of Orthopedic Surgery and Pathology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, South Korea

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   Introduction
 
Melorheostosis is a rare, noninheritable developmental dysplasia of cortical bone that is often characterized by a classic radiographic pattern of flowing hyperostosis along the cortex of long bones1. Patients with this condition may have joint pain, stiffness, deformity, and restricted range of motion due to soft-tissue contracture2. Involvement usually follows a sclerotomal distribution3 and usually affects only one extremity4,5. Joint contracture occurs when the abnormal ossification in the cortex of the long bone involves the soft tissues and extends into the joint, resulting in soft-tissue fibrosis and contracture2,5,6. There is no specific treatment for this condition; options range from nonsurgical management (e.g., splinting and early training in making optimal use of the unaffected extremity) to various types of surgical management (e.g., tendon lengthening, sympathectomy, implant arthroplasty, or even amputation2. The literature indicates that surgical release of a joint contracture may be difficult and that recurrence . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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