TY - JOUR
T1 - Heterotopic ossification
T2 - A review of current understanding, treatment, and future
AU - Edwards, Dafydd S.
AU - Kuhn, Kevin M.
AU - Potter, Benjamin K.
AU - Forsberg, Jonathan A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2016 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Heterotopic ossification is the formation of bone at extraskeletal sites. The incidence of heterotopic ossification in military amputees from recent operations in Iraq and Afghanistan has been demonstrated to be as high as 65%. Heterotopic ossification poses problems to wound healing, rehabilitation, and prosthetic fitting. This article details the current evidence regarding its etiology, prevention, management, and research strategies.
AB - Heterotopic ossification is the formation of bone at extraskeletal sites. The incidence of heterotopic ossification in military amputees from recent operations in Iraq and Afghanistan has been demonstrated to be as high as 65%. Heterotopic ossification poses problems to wound healing, rehabilitation, and prosthetic fitting. This article details the current evidence regarding its etiology, prevention, management, and research strategies.
KW - Amputee
KW - Blast injury
KW - Heterotopic ossification
KW - Military
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84991262170&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1097/BOT.0000000000000666
DO - 10.1097/BOT.0000000000000666
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84991262170
SN - 0890-5339
VL - 30
SP - S27-S30
JO - Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma
JF - Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma
IS - 10
ER -