title: Myositis (fasciitis) ossificans in an infant.
abstract: Myositis (fasciitis) ossificans developed following minor trauma to the soft tissues of the posterior aspect of the right knee of a 5-month-old female infant. The clinical and pathological features of myositis ossificans are reviewed and the differential diagnosis of soft tissue ossification in early childhood is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Pathology, James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, Indiana.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Heifetz
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Galliani
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: DeRosa
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000150:complications; D009221:Myositis Ossificans / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D013997:Time Factors