Abstract
One can follow the order of events that happened to this unfortunate man: The cable hits the shoulder and slides onto his back and left hip, while his right hip makes contact with a metal bar, allowing the current to leave his body (arrows). Both hands bear the signs of his attempts to throw the cable away. Positron emission tomography/computerized tomography (PET–CT) was performed to evaluate bone involvement and to provide better anatomic repair. Thus, we could exclude osteomyelitis and confirm the diagnosis of myositis ossificans caused by electrical burns (d and e). Our patient survived and could leave the hospital after treatment consisting of several autograft operations. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging (2008) 35:448 DOI 10.1007/s00259-007-0629-5
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