FRACTURE THROUGH THE BONE OF TRAUMATIC MYOSITIS-OSSIFICANS - A REPORTOF 3 CASES

We describe three cases of traumatic myositis ossificans in which frac tures occurred through a mature, quiescent ossification mass. None of the fractures reactivated the original pathological process, no callus was formed and union did not occur. The nonunion became painless over a period of months. This unusual late complication of myositis ossifi cans seems to require only symptomatic treatment by temporary splintag e and subsequent mobilisation. We could find no previous report of a s imilar case.