Melorheostosis of the knee. X-ray of left knee of a 52 year old male patient showing damage (white area to bottom left of knee cap) caused by melorheo

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Melorheostosis of the knee. X-ray of left knee of a 52 year old male patient showing damage (white area to bottom left of knee cap) caused by melorheostosis. Melorheostosis is the abnormal development (dysplasia) of mesenchyma connective tissue that causes the bony cortex to widen and become hyperdense.

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