Marques, JPPinheiro, JPSantos-Costa, JMoura, DL2015-09-142015-09-142015BMJ Case Rep. 2015 Aug 11;2015. pii: bcr2015210545.http://hdl.handle.net/10400.4/1834A young soccer player was diagnosed with myositis ossificans 6 weeks after a muscle strain in the right thigh. Radiographic and sonographic investigations initially helped to confirm diagnosis and later supported clinical improvement. We present our approach to the case and discuss pathophysiology, prevention and treatment of this rare condition.engMiosite OssificanteMúsculo QuadrícepsFutebolMyositis ossificans of the quadriceps femoris in a soccer playerjournal article