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Heterotopic Ossification

Eric Sun, Aaron A. Hanyu-Deutmeyer  1
In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan.
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Heterotopic Ossification

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Heterotopic ossification (HO) is a frequent complication in the rehabilitation setting which consists of the formation of mature, lamellar bone in the extraskeletal soft tissue where bone does not usually exist. Patient populations at risk of developing HO are those with burns, stroke, spinal cord injury (SCI), traumatic amputation, joint replacement, and traumatic brain injury (TBI). There are other genetic causes of HO such as fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva, Albright’s hereditary osteodystrophy and progressive osseous heteroplasia that are not related to rehabilitation complications and will not be discussed here.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure: Eric Sun declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Disclosure: Aaron Hanyu-Deutmeyer declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

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