title: The incidence of ectopic bone formation in post-traumatic paraplegic patients of different racial groups.
abstract: Analysis of X-rays of 317 traumatic paraplegics and tetraplegics of different racial groups shows that there is no higher incidence of ectopic bone formation in dark-skinned patients although there is an increased predisposition for keloid formation in dark-skinned races. There is a higher incidence of ectopic bone formation and complete paraplegics. Patients with stab wounds show lower incidence of this complication.
mesh_terms: D044383:Black People; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007627:Keloid / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000209:etiology*; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000150:complications*; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000150:complications