@article{hbkup:/content/journals/10.5339/qmj.2005.1.17, author = "Abuhadra, K. and Dawd, A. S. and Hamdani", title = "Myositis Ossificans of the Hand", journal= "Qatar Medical Journal", year = "2005", volume = "2005", number = "1", pages = "", doi = "https://doi.org/10.5339/qmj.2005.1.17", url = "https://www.qscience.com/content/journals/10.5339/qmj.2005.1.17", publisher = "Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)", issn = "2227-0426", type = "Journal Article", eid = "17", abstract = "Extraskeletal ossification may occur in muscle and other soft tissue, The phenomenon may be classified as follows: (1) progressive Myositis ossificans, (2) traumatic localized Myositis ossificans, and (3) nontraumatic localized Myositis ossificans. The literature suggests that 75% of the localized forms occur as a result of trauma. We report a case of non traumatic myositis ossificans which involved the hypothenar region of the hand.", }