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case_images: Longitudinal and transversal US view of the hyperechoic mass.
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case_images: At the side of the rupture, a fluid area (hematoma) appeared, while the distal part of the tendon showed a great hyperechoic mass (Figure 1).
case_images: The excision of the whole mass.
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case_images: For these reasons, the ossified part of the tendon was completely removed (Figures 2 and 3).
case_images: "New bone" after complete excision.
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case_images: For these reasons, the ossified part of the tendon was completely removed (Figures 2 and 3).
case_images: A histological section of the mass: transition from tendinous tissue toward trabecular bone tissue and osteoblasts.
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case_images: Histological analysis confirmed the heterotopic ossification, showing real trabecular bone tissue, osteoblasts and osteocytes along the entire tissue (Figure 4).