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Myositis ossificans of the chest wall.
We report the unusual case of a young man with progressive pain in the thoracic wall. The radionuclide bone scan revealed an increased uptake, and the bone roentgenogram, a calcified soft-tissue mass. Based on computed tomography findings, biopsy was avoided, and evolution was favourable for myositis ossificans. Although rare, myositis ossificans is one of the potential causes of thoracic pain,...
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M yositis ossificans traumatica, a heterotopic bone formation arising after trauma or surgery, is exceedingly rare, although it has been recognized for a long time. Its cause remains obscure, but it may be due to osteoblastic metaplasia of multipotential mesenchymal cells after trauma or due to implantation of bone or periosteum into the soft tissues during surgery. This report refers to an int...
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A 35-year-old man presented to the emergency department complaining of right hip pain after being struck by a car while crossing the road. His vital signs were stable, and he complained of right hip pain. He had no other comorbidity. On examination, tenderness and reduced abduction were noted in his right hip, but the gait was normal. The plain radiograph of his pelvis revealed a large, well-ci...
متن کاملCommentary: myositis ossificans.
M yositis ossificans, also known as ossifying hema-toma or heterotopic ossification, is a potentially disabling condition that most often affects the thigh and is typically associated with contact sports (e.g., football, rugby, lacrosse). The risk of myositis ossificans after a thigh contusion varies between 4% and 74%. The critical questions are: How can we identify high-risk patients? and Wha...
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Myositis ossificans progressiva is a rare, incurable disease causing progressive ossification of skeletal muscles leading to total immobility. We report one such case.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: European Respiratory Journal
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0000-0000,0903-1936
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09010178