title: Melorheostosis of the hand: a report of two cases.
abstract: Two cases of melorheostosis of the hand are reported. Histopathologic examination confirmed the characteristic x-ray findings and excluded other skeletal dysplasias, such as osteopoikilosis and osteopathia striata.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Saitama Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Azuma
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakada
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tanabe
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Handa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008557:Melorheostosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging