Extraarticular bony ankylosis in a child with supracondylar fracture of humerus
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1008-1275.2012.05.009
- Author:
Naranje SAMEER
1
;
Kancherla RAMPRASAD
;
Kannan ARUN
;
Malhotra RAJESH
;
Sharma LALIT
;
Sankineani Rao SUKESH
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopaedics,All India Institute of Medical Sciences,New Delhi 110029,India
- Keywords:
Humerus;
Fractures,Bone;
Myositis;
Ankylosis
- From:
Chinese Journal of Traumatology
2012;(5):300-302
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Myositis ossificans is defined as formation of bone at the site of injured muscle.It is one of the rare complications of supracondylar fracture of humerus in children.Myositis mass usually develops on the anterior aspect in the brachialis muscle and produces restriction of range of motion,but complete ankylosis is rare.To the best of our knowledge,this is the first case to be reported in the literature as a consequence of myositis ossificans traumatica.In this case,a six-year-old child presented to the casualty department with pain in the right elbow after a fall on outstretched hand during play,After surgical excision through the anterior approach,the child had no symptoms referable to the elbow and a residual flexion deformity of 15 degrees with further painless flexion up to 100 degrees at last followup of one year after surgery.
