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2009 Heterotopic Ossification SCI Info Sheet

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Location: http://www.spinalcord.uab.edu/show.asp?durki=21485

Description: Spinal Cord Injury - InfoSheet #12 "Heterotopic Ossification"
Level -Professional Date: June, 1997
Heterotopic ossification (HO) is the development of bone in abnormal areas, usually in soft tissues. Heterotopic ossification develops most commonly in individuals who have an injury, such as spinal cord injury, that results in neurologic deficits. It is therefore referred to as neurogenic heterotopic ossification. The incidence rate of heterotopic ossification in individuals with spinal cord injury is approximately 16 to 53 percent.

Type: Reference Material
Author/Contact: Samuel L Stover, MD
Institution: UAB- Dept Rehab Medicine
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Language: English

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