Hokkaido Orthopaedic Memorial Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
Case Report
Combined Therapy of Extracorporeal Shock Waves and Etidronate Disodium as a Potential Treatment for Post-traumatic Myositis Ossificans in the Quadriceps Muscle: A Case Report
Author(s): Noriyuki Hara*, Koji Suzuki, Susumu Mikami, Jun Uchida, Naoki Seito and Tatsuhisa Takahashi
Objective: To investigate the therapeutic effect of the combination of extracorporeal shock waves (ESWs) and Etidronate sodium (EHDP) on post-traumatic Myositis Ossificans (MO) in the quadriceps muscle.
Case description: A 26-year-old male ice hockey player complained of left thigh pain and stiffness, 4 weeks after a direct blow to the thigh from the knee of an opponent in a game. A firm mass with tenderness was palpated at the antero-mid area of the Rectus Femoris. Movement of his left knee was restricted to 50 degrees of flexion from full extension. A radiograph showed a lacy pattern of new bone formation in the anterior aspect of the left femur at 4 weeks after the injury. The injury was thus diagnosed as post-traumatic MO in the left quadriceps muscle. Indomethacin was administered for the first 7 days of hospitalization. EHDP was given .. Read More»
DOI:
10.37421/2573-0312.2020.05.180