Question

Liverpool football team. During practice, he suffered a high impact collided with a team-mate and injured the anterior compartment of his thigh. As a result of the collision, his quadriceps femoris muscle were compressed against the femur, resulting in quadriceps contusion or ‘cork thigh’.

1 In severe injuries of this type, a condition known as myositis ossificans can occur. Explain the processes involved in the development of this condition, and the resulting consequences if left untreated

2 Explain the signs and symptoms of such an injury.

Answer 1

1	Pathophysiology of myositis ossificans It is associated with Inflammation in osteogenic cells due to fibroblast Inflammation during bone formation Dense calcification of bone near long bone axis. Steps involved in progression of myositis ossificans include central mineralization attachment to underlying bone increasing size with time
2	Signs and symptoms include Feeling of warmth Tenderness Pain in adjoining area Swelling Formation of hard bump