title: Unusual clinical presentation and scintigraphic pattern in myositis ossificans.
abstract: Myositis ossificans, or heterotopic bone formation, is a possible sequela of musculoskeletal trauma. Its radiographic and scintigraphic appearances have been well documented. Specifically, plain film radiographs usually show soft tissue calcification in the muscle groups adjacent to the trauma. The three-phase bone scan may demonstrate an area of nonspecific increased tracer uptake in all three phases. The authors present a case of radiographically demonstrated heterotopic bone formation in the leg of a retired football player.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Sud
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Mountz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009221:Myositis Ossificans / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
chemical_list: D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate