title: Post-traumatic myositis ossificans circumscripta: an unusually large example.
abstract: A 66-year-old woman presented with painful gait and a large, firm, nonmobile mass in her right foot. She had undergone four previous surgeries to remove a recurring "calcified hematoma" that resulted from an injury sustained 3 decades previously. An unusually large ossific mass (7.0 x 7.0 x 2.0 cm) consistent with post-traumatic myositis ossificans circumscripta was excised. After 3 years of follow-up, there was no return of the symptoms or the mass.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, 3333 Green Bay Rd, North Chicago, IL 60064, USA.
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Todd
authors.forename: Philip J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Gianfortune
authors.forename: Todd
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Laughner
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D018409:Foot Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D009221:Myositis Ossificans / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome