Neuritis ossificans of the tibial, common peroneal and lateral sural cutaneous nerves
| Autor: | D. Lindskog, R. Eisen, L. D. Katz |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids Neuritis Sural nerve Young Adult Sural Nerve Biopsy medicine Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Tibia Amines gamma-Aminobutyric Acid Analgesics medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Ossification Ossification Heterotopic Cutaneous nerve Peripheral Nervous System Diseases Peroneal Nerve Myositis ossificans medicine.disease Magnetic Resonance Imaging Surgery Female medicine.symptom Gabapentin Tibial Nerve business Common peroneal nerve Oxycodone |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume. 93(7) |
| ISSN: | 2044-5377 |
| Popis: | We describe a 23-year-old woman with neuritis ossificans involving the tibial, common peroneal and lateral sural nerves. She presented with chronic debilitating posterior knee pain. An MRI scan showed masses in these nerves, biopsy of which revealed a histological diagnosis of neuritis ossificans. Treatment with OxyContin and Neurotin for two years resulted in resolution of symptoms. Follow-up MRI demonstrated a resolution of two of the three masses. There was a persistent area of ossification without associated oedema in the common peroneal nerve. Neuritis ossificans has the histological appearance of myositis ossificans and follows a similar clinical course. The success of conservative treatment in this case suggests that the potential complications of surgical excision can be avoided. |
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