Myositis ossificans is differentiated from other reactive fibroblastic proliferations by the presence of: September 2009
Ans. C: Metaplastic bone Myositis ossificans usually develops in the athletic adolescents and young adults and follows an episode of trauma in more than 50% of cases. The lesion typically arises in the musculature of proximal extremities. It shows metaplastic bone. It should be differentiated from extraskeletal osteosarcoma.
Dysplastic bone
Dystrophic bone
Metaplastic bone
Hyperophic bone
Metaplastic bone