title: Ectopic bone formation after temporal muscle transposition for facial paralysis.
abstract: This report describes the case of a patient with congenital bilateral facial paralysis in whom ectopic bone formation developed following temporal muscle transposition. Ectopic bone formation was first noticed 4 years after surgery. Whether the ossification is a result of the transfer of periosteum or the osteogenic capacity of muscular tissue is still unknown.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: X R
authors.initials: XR
authors.lastname: Bakker
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Nicolai
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020331:Mobius Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery*; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D010375:Pedigree; D011859:Radiography; D013703:Temporal Muscle / Q000473:pathology / Q000637:transplantation*