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| Year : 2020 |
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A rare case of melorheostosis with intra-articular extension causing medial patellar impingement
Nilesh N Haran1, Ameya S Kawthalkar2
1 Department of Radiodiagnosis, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
2 Department of Radiodiagnosis, Sir JJ Hospital and Grant Medical College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Nilesh N Haran
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Tata Memorial Hospital Dr. E Borges Road, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra - 400 012
India
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DOI: 10.4103/ijri.IJRI_189_20
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Melorheostosis is an uncommon mesenchymal dysplasia manifesting as regions of sclerosing bone with a characteristic flowing candle wax appearance. We describe here a rare presentation of melhoreostosis with the intra-articular extension of the disease in the knee joint and causing medial patellar impingement.
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