Myositis ossificans after tetanus: treatment aided by quantitative technetium Tc 99m pyrophosphate radionuclide imaging.
Functionally disabling myositis ossificans of the posterior aspect of the elbow occurred in a 66-year-old man as a sequela of tetanus. Serial quantitative bone scans were done to determine the optimal time for excision, which produced an excellent functional result without recurrence at 4 years.
Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599-7055, USA.
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Tompkins
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Lachiewicz
D000368:Aged; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009221:Myositis Ossificans / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D016698:Technetium Tc 99m Pyrophosphate; D013742:Tetanus / Q000150:complications*
D016698:Technetium Tc 99m Pyrophosphate