Soft Tissue Trauma
A 22-year-old rugby player presents 6 weeks after a direct blow to his anterior thigh. He reports a firm, painful mass with restricted knee flexion. Plain radiographs show a calcified mass within the quadriceps muscle with a characteristic zonal pattern of peripheral calcification denser than the centre. Regarding myositis ossificans:
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Myositis ossificans traumatica typically develops 2-4 weeks after injury and demonstrates a characte...
The most common locations are the quadriceps (following direct trauma), brachialis (following elbow ...
Early surgical excision within the first 6 weeks is recommended to prevent further bone formation; r...
Triple-phase bone scan shows increased uptake in all three phases during the active inflammatory pha...
Prophylaxis options include NSAIDs (indomethacin 75mg daily for 6 weeks) or single-fraction radiothe...
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