Melorheostosis bone scintigraphy and F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography

Melorheostosis is an uncommon bone disorder first reported in 1922 by Leri and Joanny. The disorder may be monostotic, polyostotic, or monomelic with a prediliction for the diaphyseal and epiphyseal regions of the lower limbs. Patients may be asymptomatic or may experience stiffness, pain (typically worsened by activity), impaired joint mobility, altered limb length, deformity, and various other orthopedic, dermatologic, vascular, lymphatic, and soft-tissue abnormalities. According to the authors, bone scan results have been reported infrequently and FDG PET has not been previously described.