Myositis ossificans of the medial pterygoid muscles: A case report

Masoud Fallahi-Motlagh; Yousef Janbaz; Sallahadin Zahedi

Journal of Craniomaxillofacial Research (Feb 2016)

Myositis ossificans of the medial pterygoid muscles: A case report

Masoud Fallahi-Motlagh,
Yousef Janbaz,
Sallahadin Zahedi

Affiliations

Masoud Fallahi-Motlagh: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Urmia University of Medical Science, Urmia, Iran.
Yousef Janbaz: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Urmia University of Medical Science, Urmia, Iran.
Sallahadin Zahedi: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Urmia University of Medical Science, Urmia, Iran.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 3-4

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Myositis ossificans (MO) is a pathologic bone formation in soft tissue with unknown pathogenesis. In this article, we reported a case of long standing MO of right medial pterygoid muscle with severe limitation of mouth opening.

Published in Journal of Craniomaxillofacial Research

ISSN: 2345-5489 (Print); 2345-6213 (Online)
Publisher: Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Country of publisher: Iran, Islamic Republic of
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: https://jcr.tums.ac.ir

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