Lab Studies:
None.
Other Studies:
Limited ultrasound examination in the office revealed a small, 5ml, of fluid in the rectus femoris.
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<br>X ray <a href="CaseStudyImages/CS1Acommoncomplicati-440.jpg" title="Case Photo #1" data-lity><b>Case Photo #1</b></a> <a href="CaseStudyImages/CS2CS1Acommoncomplic-440.jpg" title="Case Photo #2" data-lity><b>Case Photo #2</b></a> <a href="CaseStudyImages/CS3CS2CS1Acommoncomp-440.jpg" title="Case Photo #3" data-lity><b>Case Photo #3</b></a> 8th day post-injury. Soft tissue swelling and calcification adjacent to the femoral shaft on the right femur.
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<br>MRI of R thigh at 3 weeks post injury: Linear low T-1 signal that corresponded to the faint calcification on his previous plain radiograph. Hematoma at the site of previous injury with suspected early linear myositis type calcification.
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<br>Xray 6th week post injury <a href="CaseStudyImages/CS4CS3CS2CS1Acommonc-440.jpg" title="Case Photo #4" data-lity><b>Case Photo #4</b></a> : Continued development of heterotopic ossification consistent with myositis ossificans along the anterior medial aspect of the mid femur.
Consultations:
None.
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