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World J Clin Cases. Jun 16, 2024; 12(17): 3144-3150
Published online Jun 16, 2024. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v12.i17.3144
Ilizarov technique for treating elbow stiffness caused by myositis ossificans: A case report
Ming-Wang Zhou, Peng-Wei Zhang, An-Le Zhang, Chang-Hao Wei, Yu-De Xu, Wei Chen, Zhi-Bin Fu
Ming-Wang Zhou, Chang-Hao Wei, Yu-De Xu, Wei Chen, Zhi-Bin Fu, Department of Orthopedics Medicine, Gansu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou 730050, Gansu Province, China
Peng-Wei Zhang, An-Le Zhang, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Clinical College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, China
Co-first authors: Ming-Wang Zhou and Peng-Wei Zhang.
Author contributions: Zhang PW and Zhang AL wrote this article; Zhou MW performed surgery and article editing; Wei CH and Xu YD performed data collection; Fu ZB and Chen W participated in surgery and rehabilitation plan development. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Supported by Gansu Provincial Science and Technology Program Project, No. 008108491108.
Informed consent statement: Informed consent was obtained from all subjects involved in the study.
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Corresponding author: Ming-Wang Zhou, Doctor, PhD, Doctor, Department of Orthopedics Medicine, Gansu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine, No. 418 Guazhou Road, Qilihe District, Lanzhou 730050, Gansu Province, China. zmw2006@126.com
Received: January 15, 2024
Revised: April 12, 2024
Accepted: April 19, 2024
Published online: June 16, 2024
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Core Tip

Core Tip: In this case report, we report a 28-year-old female with myositis ossificans. The patient had an ulnar humerus fracture early in the course of the disease, and after internal fixation treatment, the wrong rehabilitation method led to the occurrence of myositis ossificans. In this operation, we normalized the rehabilitation plan of the patient by the passive pulling force of Ilizarov technology, which made no recurrence after the removal of myositis ossificans, and achieved a good effect.