Heterotopic ossification (HO) is a formation of ectopic bone around joints in the soft tissues. It
often occurs after the central nervous system injuries, burns, and joint replacements. It …

Abstract The Heterotopic Ossification is a biologic process in which new bone formed in
tissues where it is not found normally, and it is a complication in 16% to 53% of Spinal Cord …

Forty patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) and heterotopic ossification (HO) were treated
with etidronate and followed after therapy to determine the effects of long-term medication …

A new protocol in management of heterotopic ossification (HO) was evaluated in 46 patients
after spinal cord injury (SCI). A group of 24 paraplegic and 22 tetraplegie patients was …

Heterotopic ossification (HO) is a soft tissue ossification commonly found after SCI and TBI.
The incidence of HO after SCI is about 50%, after TBI is 20%. The etiology is unknown. The …

Etidronate9] Xļi lī Page 1 大韓再活醫學會話:第21卷第5號 J. of Korean Acad. of Rehab. Med
Vol. 21, No. 5, October, 1997 척수손상 환자의 골다공증에 대한 Etidronate9] Xļi lī 순천향대 …

Disodium etidronate in the prevention of heterotopic ossification following spinal cord injury (preliminary
report) Page 1 Paraplegia ('976), '4, 146-156 DISODIUM ETIDRONATE IN THE …

Sixty-three patients with paralysis secondary to spinal cord injury (SCI) were screened for
heterotopic ossification (HO) by bone scintigraphy 27±14 (mean±SD) days after SCI. There …

Disodium etidronate was used in a clinical trial with four patients to study its effectiveness in
preventing the recurrence of mineralization after surgical removal of heterotopic ossification …

The goal of the present study was to use intravenous etidronate in the acute phase of
heterotopic ossification (HO) in an attempt to achieve a high initial drug concentration at the …