Traumatic Myositis Ossificans As a Result of College Fraternity Hazing

A Case of Traumatic Myositis Ossificans

Post traumatic myositis ossificans: Sonographic findings.

PURPOSE The aim of this paper is to describe the sonographic (US) features of post traumatic myositis ossificans (PTMO). METHODS Fifteen patients with histopathological diagnosis of PTMO were included. The following US parameters were evaluated: presence of a mass, calcifications, power Doppler signals, and relationship with adjacent structures. RESULTS Five patients (33.3%) were diagnosed ...

Myositis ossificans as a complication of tetanus.

A forty-three-year-old Indian stepped on a sharp piece of wood and suffered a small puncture wound on the sole of the right foot. A doctor gave him daily injections of penicillin for three days, but no antitetanus serum. Ten days after the injury he was admitted to hospital complaining of pains in his legs, and trismus was observed. He was immediately given an intravenous injection of 100,000 u...

A Rare Case Of Non Traumatic Myositis Ossificans Circumscripta

INTRODUCTION Myositis ossificans circumscripta is a benign non neoplastic ossifying tumor presenting with bone like osteoid tissue extraskelletaly amidst the muscle planes. This condition when not associated with trauma is very trivial and considering the way it mimics certain characteristics, it may be misunderstood as a malignant neoplasm, abscess or antibioma. The aetiology of this atraumati...

Myositis Ossificans

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...