Myositis ossificans (MO) is a disease whose main feature is the formation of heterotopic bone involving muscle or any other soft tissue. Pathogenesis is not all clear, but trauma is universally recognized as a trigger event. Myositis ossificans can be divided into 2 classifications: MO progressiva and MO traumatica. The authors present a case of a 64-year-old man who was diagnosed with MOT of the left medial pterygoid muscle. The patient had a long clinical history of signs and symptoms of temporomandibular articulation related to previous conditions, and no major traumatic events were reported, apparently related to MOT.
Myositis Ossificans of the Medial Pterygoid Muscle / Ramieri, Valerio; Bianca, Cristiana; Arangio, Paolo; Cascone, Piero. - In: THE JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY. - ISSN 1049-2275. - 21:4(2010), pp. 1202-1204. [10.1097/scs.0b013e3181e17cfa]
Myositis Ossificans of the Medial Pterygoid Muscle
RAMIERI, VALERIO;BIANCA, CRISTIANA;ARANGIO, PAOLO;CASCONE, PIERO
2010
Abstract
Myositis ossificans (MO) is a disease whose main feature is the formation of heterotopic bone involving muscle or any other soft tissue. Pathogenesis is not all clear, but trauma is universally recognized as a trigger event. Myositis ossificans can be divided into 2 classifications: MO progressiva and MO traumatica. The authors present a case of a 64-year-old man who was diagnosed with MOT of the left medial pterygoid muscle. The patient had a long clinical history of signs and symptoms of temporomandibular articulation related to previous conditions, and no major traumatic events were reported, apparently related to MOT.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
