Triceps Contracture in Childhood. A Case Report

The patient is a girl of four years old. She had been sufferred from common cold eighteen months ago. Then antipyretics had been injected mutually in both upper arms ten times. After two months of injections a tumor was found at her right upper arm; probably in triceps muscles. Thereafter other two...

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Published inOrthopedics & Traumatology Vol. 20; no. 3; pp. 324 - 326
Main Authors Higashi, N., Ikenoue, K., Yano, Y.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published West-Japanese Society of Orthopedics & Traumatology 1971
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Summary:The patient is a girl of four years old. She had been sufferred from common cold eighteen months ago. Then antipyretics had been injected mutually in both upper arms ten times. After two months of injections a tumor was found at her right upper arm; probably in triceps muscles. Thereafter other two fresh tumors were recognized near the first tumor. These tumors had developed and occupied right uper arm. The movements of elbow were disturbed. She was admitted to our clinics. Histologically the samples were diagnosed as fibromatosis.
ISSN:0037-1033
1349-4333
DOI:10.5035/nishiseisai.20.324