title: Myositis ossificans traumatica of the thenar region.
abstract: Myositis ossificans of the hand is extremely rare. We report an unusual case of myositis ossificans of the thenar muscles and discuss the diagnostic pitfalls whereby this condition can be mistaken for malignancy or infection.
authors.affiliation: Mayday University Hospital, Croydon, UK. akalan@nalaka.fsnet.co.uk
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jayasekera
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Joshy
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Newman-Sanders
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology*; D009221:Myositis Ossificans / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014953:Wrist / Q000473:pathology*