Neurogenic heterotopic ossification (NHO) is a frequent complication in spinal cord injury
(SCI) that is often difficult to treat. This review emphasizes the incidence, risk factors and …

Neurogenic heterotopic ossification (NHO) is a disorder of aberrant bone formation affecting
one in five patients sustaining a spinal cord injury or traumatic brain injury. Ectopic bone …

Background: Although infrequently reported in amputees previously, heterotopic ossification
has proven to be a common and problematic clinical entity in our recent experience in the …

A variety of bisphosphonates with aliphatic side chains of increasing length, as well as 3-
amino-1-hydroxypropylidene-1, 1-bisphosphonate (AHPrBP, formerly APD) …

Objectives: To determine the effect of indomethacin on the prevention of heterotopic
ossification (HO) following spinal cord injury (SCI). Setting: County Hospital, Miami, Florida …

Heterotopic ossification is the abnormal formation of mature lamellar bone within
extraskeletal soft tissues where bone does not exist. Heterotopic ossification has been …

Lesions of heterotopic ossification were excised from thirty-seven joints in twenty-three
adults who had had injuries to the brain. The lesions were excised from twenty-three elbows …

Heterotopic ossification (HO) is a frequent complication in patients with a spinal cord injury
(SCI), although the aetiology is unknown. A study was undertaken of 654 SCI patients with …

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 …

Reports on the occurrence and treatment of heterotopic ossification in amputees are rare.
Heterotopic ossification in the residual limbs of amputees may cause pain and skin …