Incidentally diagnosed melorheostosis of upper limb: case report
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Alternative codes found
RIV/00669806:_____/15:10311862
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-015-0455-z" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-015-0455-z</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-015-0455-z" target="_blank" >10.1186/s12891-015-0455-z</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Incidentally diagnosed melorheostosis of upper limb: case report
Original language description
Background: Melorheostosis is quite a rare bone disease with still unclear ethiology. Although multifocal affection is highly debilitating with unfavorable prognosis, there is no clear consensus about therapeutical approach. There is still insufficient evidence in the literature for almost a century after the first description. Affected bone has a typical appearance of melting wax. Diagnosis is usually incidental with pain as a leading symptom. Diagnosis itself is relatively easy, routine X-ray examination is sufficient. Even though it could be easily overlooked and mistaken with other diseases. Melorheostosis is incurable, the therapy is mostly focused on maintaining patient quality of life. Presented case is unique in terms of extent of the affection(index finger, metacarp shaft, carpal bones, forearm, humerus and whole scapula) in combination with osteopoikilotic islands in other 3 regions (vertebrae, manubrium sterni and left collar bone). Currently there is only one such a case p
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
FI - Traumatology and orthopaedics
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2015
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
ISSN
1471-2474
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
16
Issue of the periodical within the volume
31. 1. 2015
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
4
Pages from-to
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UT code for WoS article
000349126700001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-84924288479