Melorheostosis Involving the Hip Joint

Abstract

Teaching point: Melorheostosis is a rare sclerosing bone dysplasia, characterized by sclerosis at the periosteal and/or endosteal side of the cortex, causing undulating thickening of the bony contour resembling “dripping candle wax.”

Keywords

• melorheostosis
• leri’s disease
• sclerosing bone dysplasia