Melorheostosis with occlusion of dorsalis pedis artery.
Melorheostosis is an unusual sclerotic dysplasia of bone. The case of a 51-year-old female patient with melorheostosis and occlusion of the dorsalis pedis artery is described. Although numerous vascular anomalies have been noted in patients with melorheostosis, occlusion of the dorsalis pedis artery has not been reported previously.
Ishibe
Motomi
M
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation Sapporo Hospital, Japan. motomi_ishibe@hokkaido.east.ntt.co.jp
Inoue
Masayuki
M
Saitou
Katsutoshi
K
D000792:Angiography; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D008557:Melorheostosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis