Myositis ossificans of the medial pterygoid muscles: A case report

Myositis ossificans (MO) is a pathologic bone formation in soft tissue with unknown pathogenesis. In this article, we reported a case of long standing MO of right medial pterygoid muscle with severe limitation of mouth opening.

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Main Authors: Masoud Fallahi-Motlagh, Yousef Janbaz, Sallahadin Zahedi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2016-02-01
Series:Journal of Craniomaxillofacial Research
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Online Access:https://jcr.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jcr/article/view/46
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author Masoud Fallahi-Motlagh
Yousef Janbaz
Sallahadin Zahedi
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description Myositis ossificans (MO) is a pathologic bone formation in soft tissue with unknown pathogenesis. In this article, we reported a case of long standing MO of right medial pterygoid muscle with severe limitation of mouth opening.
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spelling doaj.art-bf4cdda31c3d40ba99fc4a02b5d0a2d32022-12-21T20:20:29ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesJournal of Craniomaxillofacial Research2345-54892345-62132016-02-0123-4Myositis ossificans of the medial pterygoid muscles: A case reportMasoud Fallahi-Motlagh0Yousef Janbaz1Sallahadin Zahedi2Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Urmia University of Medical Science, Urmia, Iran.Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Urmia University of Medical Science, Urmia, Iran.Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Urmia University of Medical Science, Urmia, Iran.Myositis ossificans (MO) is a pathologic bone formation in soft tissue with unknown pathogenesis. In this article, we reported a case of long standing MO of right medial pterygoid muscle with severe limitation of mouth opening.https://jcr.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jcr/article/view/46Medial Pterygoid MusclesMyositis OssificansEctopic OssificationTrismus
spellingShingle Masoud Fallahi-Motlagh
Yousef Janbaz
Sallahadin Zahedi
Myositis ossificans of the medial pterygoid muscles: A case report
Journal of Craniomaxillofacial Research
Medial Pterygoid Muscles
Myositis Ossificans
Ectopic Ossification
Trismus
title Myositis ossificans of the medial pterygoid muscles: A case report
title_full Myositis ossificans of the medial pterygoid muscles: A case report
title_fullStr Myositis ossificans of the medial pterygoid muscles: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Myositis ossificans of the medial pterygoid muscles: A case report
title_short Myositis ossificans of the medial pterygoid muscles: A case report
title_sort myositis ossificans of the medial pterygoid muscles a case report
topic Medial Pterygoid Muscles
Myositis Ossificans
Ectopic Ossification
Trismus
url https://jcr.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jcr/article/view/46
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