The use of spect/ct in the evaluation of heterotopic ossification in para/tetraplegics

Objective: To evaluate the stage of maturation and the metabolism of neurogenic heterotopic ossification by using SPECT/CT. Methods: A total of 12 medical records of patients with spinal cord injury, all of them classified according to the ASIA protocol (disability scale from the American Spina...

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Main Authors: Maurício Coelho Lima, Marcus Ceregati Passarelli, Virgílio Dario, Bruno Rodrigues Lebani, Paulo Henrique Silva Monteiro, Celso Darío Ramos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2014-01-01
Series:Acta Ortopédica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-78522014000100012&tlng=en