Myositis ossificans of the serratus anterior as a rare complication of massage: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Bingsheng Liang¹  Yingwei Jia¹  Jian Wei¹ 

[1] Department of Orthopedics, The Second Hospital, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China

关键词: Serratus anterior;    Numbness;    Nape massage;    Myositis ossificans;   

Others  :  1231469
DOI  :  10.1186/s13256-015-0628-2

 received in 2014-12-20, accepted in 2015-05-25,  发布年份 2015

【 摘 要 】

Introduction

Myositis ossificans usually occurs in the vicinity of the elbow, knee joints, or hip joints, following obvious trauma or surgery. This is the first report on myositis ossificans of the serratus anterior.

Case presentation

In this report we present a case of myositis ossificans within the serratus anterior which developed as a complication due to long-term nape massage. The patient was a 29-year-old Han woman. Because heterotopic ossificans constricted her brachial plexus the surface of her right upper arm was slightly numb; the symptom disappeared after surgery.

Conclusion

This case highlights that myositis ossificans can occur in the serratus anterior following long-term nape massage.

【 授权许可】

   
2015 Wei et al.

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