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Foreign Body Misdiagnosed as Myofascial Herniation of Tibialis Anterior Muscle

Author(s) -

Lauren K. Sara

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

jbjs journal of orthopaedics for physician assistants

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2470-1122

DOI - 10.2106/jbjs.jopa.20.00038

Subject(s) - medicine , tibialis anterior muscle , differential diagnosis , foreign body , physical examination , myofascial pain , surgery , anatomy , physical therapy , skeletal muscle , pathology

Following a trip-and-fall injury, a 22-year-old male was misdiagnosed with myofascial herniation of his tibialis anterior muscle. After a diagnostic work-up, the correct diagnosis was identified: a foreign body in the tibialis anterior. His case describes the physical examination and diagnostic imaging findings expected in myofascial herniation while highlighting the ramifications of an incomplete differential diagnosis.

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