1. Treatment of traumatic myositis ossificans circumscripta; use of aspiration and steroids.
- Author
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Molloy JC and McGuirk RA
- Subjects
- Adolescent, Arm Injuries complications, Cortisone therapeutic use, Dexamethasone therapeutic use, Hematoma therapy, Humans, Hyaluronoglucosaminidase therapeutic use, Leg Injuries complications, Male, Middle Aged, Myositis Ossificans etiology, Suction, Athletic Injuries complications, Myositis Ossificans therapy
- Abstract
The classification, clinical presentation, forms of treatment, and theories of pathogenesis of traumatic myositis ossificans circumscripta are reviewed. A group of 7 patients with this lesion was treated with hematoma aspiration and injection of steroids, lysosomal enzymes, and xylocaine, resulting in significant limitation of disability. The determining factor in the development of this disorder seems to be the response of local soft tissues to trauma rather than the magnitude of the trauma itself which we feel accounts for the success of the form of treatment described.
- Published
- 1976
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