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Melorheostosis affecting the axial skeleton is a rare condition. We present a case affecting a single thoracic zygoapophyseal (facet) joint that proved to be a diagnostic challenge. CT, MRI and radionuclide imaging with surgical and histopathology findings are discussed.
Melorheostosis is a rare but benign disorder characterized by asymmetric osteosclerotic dysplasia. Radiographic appearances are characteristic and described as "melting wax flowing down a candle." This disorder may involve more than one bone contiguously across the joints following a sclerotomal
METHODS
A case report of low back pain associated with a diagnosis of melorheostosis of the lumbosacral spine.
OBJECTIVE
To describe a rare presentation of melorheostosis and subsequent successful surgical treatment.
BACKGROUND
Melorheostosis is a rare condition and spinal pain has not been