title: MYOSITIS OSSIFICANS PROGRESSIVA: CASE REPORT.
abstract: Myositis ossificans progressiva is a rare autosomal dominant disease with less than 1,000 case reports. Such patients present edema, caused by inflammatory processes that progressively calcify, and with loss of mobility in the region affected. The objective of this study was to describe a case of myositis ossificans progressiva, present its clinical manifestations and discuss the treatments available (oral ascorbic acid and intravenous bisphosphonate).
authors.affiliation: Substitute Assistant Professor of Orthopedics in the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Clinical Hospital of the Federal University of Goiás, Goiãnia, GO, Brazil.
authors.forename: Frederico Barra
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: de Moraes
authors.affiliation: Resident Physician in the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Clinical Hospital of the Federal University of Goiás, Goiãnia, GO, Brazil.
authors.forename: Alano Ribeiro
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: de Queiroz Filho
authors.affiliation: Resident Physician in the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Clinical Hospital of the Federal University of Goiás, Goiãnia, GO, Brazil.
authors.forename: Leonardo Jorge
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.affiliation: Head of the Pediatric Orthopedics Group, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Clinical Hospital of the Federal University of Goiás, Goiãnia, GO, Brazil.
authors.forename: Válney Luiz
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: da Rocha
authors.affiliation: Trainee from the Trauma Students' Association, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Clinical Hospital of the Federal University of Goiás, Goiãnia, GO, Brazil.
authors.forename: Nayara Portilho
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Araújo
authors.affiliation: Trainee from the Trauma Students' Association, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Clinical Hospital of the Federal University of Goiás, Goiãnia, GO, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ernesto Quaresma
authors.initials: EQ
authors.lastname: Mendonça
authors.affiliation: Trainee from the Trauma Students' Association, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Clinical Hospital of the Federal University of Goiás, Goiãnia, GO, Brazil.
authors.forename: Érica Paiva
authors.initials: ÉP
authors.lastname: de Almeida
keywords: Ascorbic Acid; Bisphosphonates; Myositis Ossificans; Ossification, Heterotopic