Symptomatic myositis ossificans following computer navigated total knee replacement: A complication of fixed femoral marker placement

Abstract Myositis ossificans is a rare cause of pain following knee arthroplasty. We describe a 72-year-old woman who developed symptomatic early onset myositis ossificans at the femoral marker pin site following navigated knee arthroplasty.

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Published in:The knee 2013-01, Vol.20 (1), p.49-51
Main Authors: Abdul-Jabar, Hani B, Lidder, Surjit, Huf, Sarah W, Dutta, Amitava
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee - adverse effects
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee - methods
Biopsy
Bone Nails - adverse effects
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Joint surgery
Knee
Knee arthroplasty
Muscle, Skeletal - pathology
Myositis ossificans
Myositis Ossificans - diagnostic imaging
Myositis Ossificans - etiology
Myositis Ossificans - pathology
Navigated
Orthopedics
Osteoarthritis, Knee - diagnostic imaging
Osteoarthritis, Knee - surgery
Pain
Prostheses
Radiography
Surgery, Computer-Assisted
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Summary:Abstract Myositis ossificans is a rare cause of pain following knee arthroplasty. We describe a 72-year-old woman who developed symptomatic early onset myositis ossificans at the femoral marker pin site following navigated knee arthroplasty.
ISSN:0968-0160
1873-5800
DOI:10.1016/j.knee.2012.07.012