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Myositis ossificans following total knee replacement

A Report on Two Cases

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Two cases of myositis ossificans involving the quadriceps femoris muscle are described following total knee replacement arthroplasty. This condition appears to be a very rare complication of this operation. One case was helped by ultrasound therapy.

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Es wird über zwei Fälle von Myositis ossificans des Quadriceps-femoris-Muskels nach totaler Kniearthroplastie berichtet. Diese Komplikation scheint bei dieser Operation sehr selten aufzutreten. In einem der Fälle wurde mittels Ultraschalltherapie ein Heilungserfolg erzielt.

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  1. The Master Weaver's House, Dedham, Near Colchester, Essex

    C. M. Booth (Surgical Registrar)

  2. The London Hospital, E1 1BB, London, Great Britain

    J. B. King (Honorary Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon)

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Booth, C.M., King, J.B. Myositis ossificans following total knee replacement. Arch. Orth. Traum. Surg. 93, 285–286 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00450227

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