title: Calcific myonecrosis of the antetibial area.
abstract: Calcific myonecrosis is a rare late post-traumatic condition, in which a single muscle is replaced by a fusiform mass with central liquefaction and peripheral calcification. Compartment syndrome is suggested to be the underlying cause. The resulting mass may expand with time due to recurrent intralesional hemorrhage into the chronic calcified mass. A diagnosis may be difficult due to the long time between the original trauma and the symptoms of calcific myonecrosis. We encountered a 53-year-old male patient diagnosed with calcific myonecrosis in the lower leg. We report the case with a review of the relevant literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyung Hee University East-West Neo Medical Center, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. mozart13@khu.ac.kr
authors.forename: Young Soo
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Chun
authors.forename: Hee Seok
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Shim
mesh_terms: D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D009336:Necrosis
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