Calcific myonecrosis of the upper extremity: case report

Sara D Rynders; Yaw D Boachie-Adjei; Cree M Gaskin; A Bobby Chhabra

doi:10.1016/j.jhsa.2011.09.035

Calcific myonecrosis of the upper extremity: case report

J Hand Surg Am. 2012 Jan;37(1):130-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2011.09.035. Epub 2011 Nov 25.

Authors

Sara D Rynders¹, Yaw D Boachie-Adjei, Cree M Gaskin, A Bobby Chhabra

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0876, USA.

PMID: 22119606
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2011.09.035

Abstract

Calcific myonecrosis is an uncommon late sequela of limb trauma that results in calcification and necrosis of damaged muscle. It almost exclusively occurs in the lower extremity. We present a second case of calcific myonecrosis in the upper extremity.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Calcinosis / diagnostic imaging*
Calcinosis / pathology
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Ischemic Contracture / diagnostic imaging*
Ischemic Contracture / physiopathology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
Monitoring, Physiologic / methods
Muscular Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Muscular Diseases / pathology
Necrosis / diagnostic imaging*
Necrosis / pathology
Rare Diseases
Risk Assessment
Severity of Illness Index
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
Upper Extremity / diagnostic imaging
Upper Extremity / physiopathology*