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Myositis ossificans mimicking compartment syndrome of the forearm
1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Bnai-Zion Medical Center, 47th Golomb St, 31048 Haifa, Israel.
Abstract:
Myositis ossificans is a benign disorder of heterotopic bone formation occurring in response to soft tissue trauma. It most commonly presents in young adults and children as a painful, enlarging mass of the arm or thigh. Since there is frequently no significant history of injury, the lesion may be mistaken for a malignant bone or soft tissue tumor or infection. This article presents a case of a child in whom myositis ossificans presented with local signs and symptoms suggestive of a rapidly progressive compartment syndrome following trauma.
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