J Korean Orthop Assoc.  1980 Sep;15(3):583-587. 10.4055/jkoa.1980.15.3.583.

Melorheostosis Associated with Synovial Chondromatosis

• Roh YW
• Moon BK
• Oh JI
• Jung WK
• Kim DH

• KMID: 2456443
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.1980.15.3.583

Abstract

Melorheostosis is a rare entity while causes pain and stiffness in a limb and has an unknown etiology. It is characterized by roentgenographic appearance of melting wax dripping down one side of a candle along the major axis of long bone. The present case represents a melorheostosis of the left tibia accompanied by synovial chondromatosis in the left knee. Good result was obtained by arthrotomy of the left knee and removal of the bony masses in the joint.

Keyword

Melorheostosis-Synovial Chondromatosis-Tibia and Knee

MeSH Terms

Chondromatosis, Synovial*
Extremities
Freezing
Joints
Knee
Melorheostosis*
Tibia