Living With Melorheostosis

By Dr. Kai Abbott, MD · 2022-02-25 · Orthopedics

Patients often ask us about melorheostosis. Here is what our Orthopedics clinicians want you to know.

About this topic

Topic: melorheostosis. An osteosclerosis that has_material_basis_in a mutation of the LEMD3 gene which results_in a hyperdense bony cortex.

Mentioned in this article

• hip arthroplasty

Related care

• biotin supplementation
• massage therapy
• laminectomy
• biopsy of submandibular gland
• biopsy of lumbar spine

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