Fracture through the bone of traumatic myositis ossificans. A report of three cases.
We describe three cases of traumatic myositis ossificans in which fractures occurred through a mature, quiescent ossification mass. None of the fractures reactivated the original pathological process, no callus was formed and union did not occur. The nonunion became painless over a period of months. This unusual late complication of myositis ossificans seems to require only symptomatic treatment by temporary splintage and subsequent mobilisation. We could find no previous report of a similar case.
Mody
B S
BS
Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital, England.
Patil
S S
SS
Carty
H
H
Klenerman
L
L
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D009221:Myositis Ossificans / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications