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      Deltoid contracture: a case with multiple muscle contractures.

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          Deltoid contracture is relatively uncommon. The literature consists primarily of case reports and few articles on large case series. The pathogenesis has been well studied. Muscle contractures can occur in the deltoid, biceps, triceps, gluteus and quadriceps muscles; however, cases of multiple muscle contractures are rare. We reported a patient with multiple contractures of the bilateral deltoid, bilateral gluteus, and bilateral quadriceps muscles, who had received repeated intramuscular injections during childhood and adulthood. The radiographic, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), features of the bone and joint abnormalities are presented. Some literatures reported that damage to the structures of the body due to intramuscular injection is related to the site of injection, age of the patient, and the volume, pH, chemical composition, and diffusional capacity of the injectate. Our patient had muscular contracture induced by needle injection regardless of her age, medication and injection site.

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          Journal
          Arch Orthop Trauma Surg
          Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery
          Springer Nature America, Inc
          1434-3916
          0936-8051
          Nov 2008
          : 128
          : 11
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, No. 201, Sec.2, Shih-Pai Rd, Taipei, 11217, Taiwan, ROC.
          Article
          10.1007/s00402-007-0479-4
          17960399
          7b16e12b-f499-4de5-b220-30389f4aabe4
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