%0 Journal Article %A Abuhadra, K. %A Dawd, A. S. %A Hamdani %T Myositis Ossificans of the Hand %D 2005 %J Qatar Medical Journal, %V 2005 %N 1 %@ 2227-0426 %C 17 %R https://doi.org/10.5339/qmj.2005.1.17 %I Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press), %X 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. %U https://www.qscience.com/content/journals/10.5339/qmj.2005.1.17