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'''Injection fibrosis''' is a complication of [[intramuscular injection]], occurring especially often in [[Infant|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 [[flexion|flex]] the affected muscle. The condition is painless, but progressively worsens over time. [[Orthopedic surgery]] is the typical treatment.<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Mukherjee PK, Das AK |title=Injection fibrosis in the quadriceps femoris muscle in children |journal=J Bone Joint Surg Am |volume=62 |issue=3 |pages=453–6 |year=1980 |pmid=7364817 |doi=10.2106/00004623-198062030-00016}}</ref>
==See also==
* [[Fibrosis]]
== References ==
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[[Category:Musculoskeletal disorders]]
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