title: Myositis ossificans traumatica of the masticatory muscles.
abstract: Myositis ossificans traumatica (MOT) is a disease in which muscular ossification develops following trauma. Almost all cases of MOT are found in skeletal muscle. The authors report in a 39-year-old man MOT involving several muscles in the head and neck, namely, bilateral masseter muscles, the left temporal muscle, the left lateral pterygoid muscle, and the left frontal muscle. Involvement of the lateral pterygoid muscle is especially rare.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Fujigaoka Hospital, Showa University School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. hitoshi_nemo@yahoo.co.jp
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nemoto
authors.forename: Noriyoshi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sumiya
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Naohiro
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: Ayako
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akizuki
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maruyama
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005138:Eyebrows / Q000473:pathology; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008410:Masticatory Muscles / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D009221:Myositis Ossificans / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D017090:Occlusal Splints; D012225:Rhinoplasty; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed