title: [Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva syndrome. Report of three cases].
abstract: Fibrodysplasia ossificans gressiva (FOP) syndrome is a very rare connective tissue disease characterized clinically by the progressive ossification of the soft tissues, usually with hallux malformation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Three patients diagnosed with FOP during 2006 were clinically, radiographically and tomographically assessed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Three female patients ages 4, 6 and 12 years old with hallux deformity and indurated tumors of the trunk, neck and shoulders.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  FOP is a rare autosomal dominant genetic disease that manifests itself with ossification of the soft tissues, which progressively limits joint and trunk mobility.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Ortopedia, Hospital Aranda de la Parra, León Gto.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Macías-Hernández
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Campos-Macías
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009221:Myositis Ossificans / Q000175:diagnosis; D013577:Syndrome