Relationship between heterotopic ossification and traumatic brain injury
Heterotopic ossification (HO) is a pathological phenomenon in which ectopic lamellar bone forms in soft tissues. HO involves many predisposing factors, including congenital and postnatal factors. Postnatal HO is usually induced by fracture, burn, neurological damage (brain injury and spinal cord inj...
Main Authors: | , , , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Elsevier
2018-01-01
|
Series: | Journal of Orthopaedic Translation |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214031X17300396 |