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Myositis ossificans progressiva LSBU

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Description: Radiology case 48--1611 Clinical presentation: 20 year old male with decreasing mobility.
The view shows soft tissue ossification. The thick strands of bone can be seen in psoas and latissimus dorsi. These are not the muscles that might be subject to trauma in patients with neurological motor function abnormalities, whose limbs might need passive movement.

Type: Case Study
Author/Contact: IDM
Institution: London South Bank University
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Language: English

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Added: Thu Jan 31 2002
Last Modified: Wed Jul 29 2009