Myositis ossificans causing ulnar neuropathy: a case report
Myositis ossificans (MO) can compress peripheral nerves and cause neuropathy. We herein describe a patient with ulnar neuropathy caused by MO at the medial elbow. A 28-year-old man with a drowsy mentality and multiple organ damage following a traffic accident was admitted to our hospital. After 3 we...
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| author | Kyu Hwan Choi Sam-Guk Park Jong Hyun Baek Wonho Lee Min Cheol Chang |
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| description | Myositis ossificans (MO) can compress peripheral nerves and cause neuropathy. We herein describe a patient with ulnar neuropathy caused by MO at the medial elbow. A 28-year-old man with a drowsy mentality and multiple organ damage following a traffic accident was admitted to our hospital. After 3 weeks of postoperative care, the patient’s mental status recovered. However, he complained of severe sharp pain in his left medial forearm and fourth and fifth fingers. He exhibited weak fifth finger abduction and wrist adduction. Severe elbow joint pain was elicited during range-of-motion testing of his left elbow. Ultrasound also showed an edematous, enlarged, hypoechoic ulnar nerve lying above the MO, and the MO outwardly displaced the ulnar nerve. Elbow radiographic examination, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging revealed MO development and compression of the left ulnar nerve. The patient underwent surgery; the following day, his left medial forearm pain completely disappeared with slight improvement in the motor weakness of fifth finger abduction. Ultrasound is a useful tool to easily evaluate the presence of MO and compression of peripheral nerves caused by MO. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-21161884d2e642f992fd1902adf0276d2022-12-21T19:07:16ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of International Medical Research1473-23002021-03-014910.1177/03000605211002680Myositis ossificans causing ulnar neuropathy: a case reportKyu Hwan ChoiSam-Guk ParkJong Hyun BaekWonho LeeMin Cheol ChangMyositis ossificans (MO) can compress peripheral nerves and cause neuropathy. We herein describe a patient with ulnar neuropathy caused by MO at the medial elbow. A 28-year-old man with a drowsy mentality and multiple organ damage following a traffic accident was admitted to our hospital. After 3 weeks of postoperative care, the patient’s mental status recovered. However, he complained of severe sharp pain in his left medial forearm and fourth and fifth fingers. He exhibited weak fifth finger abduction and wrist adduction. Severe elbow joint pain was elicited during range-of-motion testing of his left elbow. Ultrasound also showed an edematous, enlarged, hypoechoic ulnar nerve lying above the MO, and the MO outwardly displaced the ulnar nerve. Elbow radiographic examination, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging revealed MO development and compression of the left ulnar nerve. The patient underwent surgery; the following day, his left medial forearm pain completely disappeared with slight improvement in the motor weakness of fifth finger abduction. Ultrasound is a useful tool to easily evaluate the presence of MO and compression of peripheral nerves caused by MO.https://doi.org/10.1177/03000605211002680 |
| spellingShingle | Kyu Hwan Choi Sam-Guk Park Jong Hyun Baek Wonho Lee Min Cheol Chang Myositis ossificans causing ulnar neuropathy: a case report Journal of International Medical Research |
| title | Myositis ossificans causing ulnar neuropathy: a case report |
| title_full | Myositis ossificans causing ulnar neuropathy: a case report |
| title_fullStr | Myositis ossificans causing ulnar neuropathy: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Myositis ossificans causing ulnar neuropathy: a case report |
| title_short | Myositis ossificans causing ulnar neuropathy: a case report |
| title_sort | myositis ossificans causing ulnar neuropathy a case report |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/03000605211002680 |
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