myositis ossificans


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myositis ossificans

[‚mī·ə′sīd·əs ä′sif·ə‚kanz]
(medicine)
Muscle inflammation with bone formation in muscle, tendons, or ligaments.
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Unlike other similar pathologies such as myositis ossificans or nodular fasciitis, the actual muscle was rarely involved and largely preserved.
Proliferative myositis
Finally, according to radiological examinations performed during follow-up visits, none of the patients showed neurovascular complications or myositis ossificans during the postoperative period.
Middle and long term radiologic and functional results of childhood supracondylar humeral fractures operated in first 24 hours with limited medial approach
Myositis ossificans in psoas muscle after lumbar spine fracture.
An atypical presentation of myositis ossificans
The mass was sent for histopathological analysis, which confirmed our provisional diagnosis of myositis ossificans.
Atraumatic myositis ossificans of iliopsoas excised through an ASIS osteotomy: case report and description of a novel technique
Myositis ossificans progressiva is a rare autosomal dominant disease, inherited as a trait with variable expression and complete penetrance.
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva--radiological findings: a case report
When involving the periosteum, myositis ossificans can mimic parosteal osteosarcoma radiologically and microscopically.
Parosteal Osteosarcoma
Myositis ossificans after total hip replacement and perioperative muscle ischemia.
Dyspareunia associated with a pelvic digit
Painful myositis ossificans as a rare complication of the iliac crest bone graft donor site harvesting.
Painful myositis ossificans as a rare complication of the iliac crest bone graft donor site harvesting
Myositis ossificans is a rare disorder in which ossification develops within skeletal muscles or soft tissue.
Myositis ossificans traumatica of lateral and medial pterygoid muscles: a case report
The differential diagnosis for soft tissue calcifications should include idiopathic tumoral calcinosis, collagen vascular diseases (scleroderma, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosis and dermatomyositis), myositis ossificans, metabolic causes (hyperparathyroidism) and neoplasms (osteosarcoma and chondrosarcoma).
Uraemic tumoral calcinosis in patients on haemodialysis in the renal unit at Dr George Mukhari Hospital, Pretoria
The differential diagnosis includes myositis ossificans, proliferative myositis, nodular fasciitis, and sarcoma.
Focal inflammatory myositis of the paraspinal neck muscles
FOP is also known as myositis ossificans progressiva.
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