Open AccessForeign Body Misdiagnosed as Myofascial Herniation of Tibialis Anterior Muscle
Author(s) -
Lauren K. Sara
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of orthopedics 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 , anatomy , surgery , physical medicine and rehabilitation , pathology , skeletal muscle
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.