Myositis ossificans circumscripta: a complication of tetanus.

D K, Asa; T E, Bertorini; R S, Pinals

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Myositis ossificans circumscripta: a complication of tetanus.

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 24 Jul 1986 English Journal:The American journal of the medical sciences, volume 292 (issn: 0002-9629,

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Authors: D K, Asa; T E, Bertorini; R S, Pinals;

pmid: 3717203

Myositis ossificans circumscripta: a complication of tetanus.

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Abstract

Myositis ossificans developed in a 67-year-old man recovering from tetanus. This rare complication develops in the convalescent phase of tetanus through metaplastic changes in undifferentiated connective tissue cells in areas of myocellular injury. Anoxia, hematoma formation, and immobilization may be contributing factors. Permanent loss of joint motion may be the end result of this ossifying process.

Keywords

Male, Hematoma, Tetanus, Electromyography, Muscles, Ankylosis, Myositis Ossificans, Humans, Joint Diseases, Burns, Hypoxia, Radionuclide Imaging, Aged

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