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Injection fibrosis
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Injection fibrosis is a complication of intramuscular injection, occurring especially often in infants and children. Injections are often delivered to the quadriceps, triceps, and gluteal muscles, and thus the complication often manifests itself in those muscles.
Patients are unable to fully flex the affected muscle. The condition is painless but progressively worsens over time. Orthopedic surgery is the typical treatment. [1]
References
References
External links
External links
- http://injectionfibrosis.org Site that hosts many academic papers about injection fibrosis
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]