Posttraumatic osseous metaplasia causing reversible palsy of the brachial plexus: case report and review of the literature

• Published in: European journal of plastic surgery Vol. 44; no. 6; pp. 849 - 852
• Main Authors: Redl, Elena, Bauer, Thomas, Dietl, Marion, Pierer, Gerhard, Djedovic, Gabriel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.12.2021
• Subjects: Case Report; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Plastic Surgery; Brachial plexus palsy; Plexus neuropathy; Hematoma calcification; Myositis ossificans traumatica; Posttraumatic ossification; Osseous metaplasia

Myositis ossificans traumatica (MOT) describes a benign form of ectopic ossification of soft tissue, most commonly skeletal muscle, that occurs in reaction to trauma. Treatment is indicated if important neurovascular structures are compressed or displaced and in case of functional restrictions that...