"Melorheostosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A form of osteosclerosis extending in a linear track mainly through one of the long bones of the upper and lower limbs.
| Descriptor ID |
D008557
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.116.099.708.702.593
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Melorheostosis" by people in Profiles.
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Jha S, Fratzl-Zelman N, Roschger P, Papadakis GZ, Cowen EW, Kang H, Lehky TJ, Alter K, Deng Z, Ivovic A, Flynn L, Reynolds JC, Dasgupta A, Miettinen M, Lange E, Katz J, Klaushofer K, Marini JC, Siegel RM, Bhattacharyya T. Distinct Clinical and Pathological Features of Melorheostosis Associated With Somatic MAP2K1 Mutations. J Bone Miner Res. 2019 01; 34(1):145-156.
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Kadhim M, Deardorff MA, Dubbs H, Zackai EH, Dormans JP. Melorheostosis: segmental osteopoikilosis or a separate entity? J Pediatr Orthop. 2015 Mar; 35(2):e13-7.
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Zeiller SC, Vaccaro AR, Wimberley DW, Albert TJ, Harrop JS, Hilibrand AS. Severe myelopathy resulting from melorheostosis of the cervicothoracic spine. A case report. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2005 Dec; 87(12):2759-62.
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Reznik M, Fried GW. Myelopathy associated with melorheostosis: a case report. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2005 Jul; 86(7):1495-7.