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Physical examination at presentation showed a palpable extra-osseous mass at the anterior aspect of the left leg; the mass was not adherent to adjacent soft-tissues and bone, and it was painless but tender to palpation. Radiographs of the left leg showed extensive calcification at the soft-tissue of the anterior and posterior leg. An ultrasonography-guided trocar biopsy was done; histological findings were indicative of calcific myonecrosis. Given the benign entity of the lesion and known high rate of complications, he was recommended for no further treatment except for clinical and imaging observation. Located at the site of the biopsy, he experienced infection with drainage that eventually healed after six months with antibiotics and wound dressing changes. During the last follow-up examination, two years after diagnosis, the patient was asymptomatic without progression of the mass.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/medicina55090542","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,8,28]],"date-time":"2019-08-28T11:23:18Z","timestamp":1566991398000},"page":"542","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":11,"title":["Calcific Myonecrosis of the Leg: A Rare Entity"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"55","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8823-448X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Andrea","family":"Angelini","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Oncology, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Andreas F.","family":"Mavrogenis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"First Department of Orthopaedics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, 115 27 Athens, Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Elisa","family":"Pagliarini","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Oncology, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Giulia","family":"Trovarelli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Oncology, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7069-7980","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Giuseppe Nicol\u00f2","family":"Fanelli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medicine, Surgical Pathology &amp; Cytopathology Unit, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0480-3412","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rocco","family":"Cappellesso","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medicine, Surgical Pathology &amp; Cytopathology Unit, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9617-9882","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Pietro","family":"Ruggieri","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Oncology, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,8,28]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"164","article-title":"Volkmann\u2019s ischemic contracture: Two case reports with identical late sequelae","volume":"3","author":"Gallie","year":"1960","journal-title":"Can. 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