title: A case of myositis ossificans as a complication of tetanus treated by surgical excision.
abstract: Myositis ossificans is a heterotopic ossification of skeletal muscles which is commonly seen after trauma. However, it is rarely seen as a complication of tetanus. We report a case of myositis ossificans following tetanus in a female adult patient presenting with ankylosis of both elbows in extension.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Atatürk Education and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey. hasankarapinar72@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Karapinar
authors.forename: Serhan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yagdi
mesh_terms: D000844:Ankylosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009221:Myositis Ossificans / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D013742:Tetanus / Q000150:complications*