The melorheostosis with severe knee and ankle deformity treated by total knee arthroplasty with V-Y quadricepsplasty: a case report and literature review
In this case with two years of follow-up, we shared the insight into the management of this rare condition affecting both the knee and ankle joints and initially reported the use of V-Y quadricepsplasty and the rehabilitation in knee arthroplasty for melorheostosis.
Authors
- Dan Xing
- Zhao-Yu Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3772-5780)
- Jian-hao Lin
- Haotian Wu
- Yan Ke
- Qiang Liu
Institutions
- Peking University (CN)
- Peking University People's Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Published
- 2025-12-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-025-09450-w
- Primary Topic
- Dermatological and Skeletal Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00