The management of athletes with myositis ossificans traumatica.

摘要: Myositis ossificans traumatica (MOT) is often encountered by young male athletes participating in contact sports. The purpose of this paper to review disorder, characterized a localized bone formation within muscle and other connective tissues as result single or repeated contusion. MOT merits close attention because it may cause protracted disability absence from competitive recreational activities. Moreover, be mistaken for serious pathologies such sarcoma. Confusion regarding the optimal management also arise literature proposes conservative, experimental surgical treatment approaches.