title: Myositis ossificans of the serratus anterior as a rare complication of massage: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Myositis ossificans usually occurs in the vicinity of the elbow, knee joints, or hip joints, following obvious trauma or surgery. This is the first report on myositis ossificans of the serratus anterior.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this report we present a case of myositis ossificans within the serratus anterior which developed as a complication due to long-term nape massage. The patient was a 29-year-old Han woman. Because heterotopic ossificans constricted her brachial plexus the surface of her right upper arm was slightly numb; the symptom disappeared after surgery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This case highlights that myositis ossificans can occur in the serratus anterior following long-term nape massage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, The Second Hospital, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030001, China. blueweijian@qq.com.
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, The Second Hospital, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030001, China. yingweijia@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Yingwei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, The Second Hospital, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030001, China. bingshengliang@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Bingsheng
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Liang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008405:Massage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009221:Myositis Ossificans / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009333:Neck / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery