title: Melorheostosis of the thumb and trapezium bone.
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.
authors.forename: Carlos H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: Luis R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Nakachima
authors.forename: João B G
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Artur R C
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: Marcelo G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Jannini
authors.forename: Flávio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Faloppa