TY - JOUR AU - STRONGWATER, ALLAN M. AB - Traditional conservative and surgical methods of treatment of melorheostosis, such as manipulations, plaster casts, soft-tissue releases, capsulotomies, and osteotomies cause a high recurrence rate. In a 12-year-old girl, flexion contracture of a knee with limb inequality caused by melorheostosis was corrected successfully with the Ilizarov distraction apparatus. TI - The Ilizarov Apparatus for Treatment of Melorheostosis Case Report and Review of the Literature JF - Clinical Orthopaedic and Related Research (CORR) DA - 1992-08-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wolters-kluwer-health/the-ilizarov-apparatus-for-treatment-of-melorheostosis-case-report-and-ncowMQz8Tu SP - 163–167-163&ndash EP - ndash;167-163–167 VL - 281 IS - DP - DeepDyve ER -