title: [Peri-articular ossifications].
abstract: Restriction of motion of the joints due to peri-articular ossifications constitute a major problem in the rehabilitation of patients with transverse spinal cord lesion. The therapeutic possibilities as well as the preventive measurements are described and illustrated with a few case reports.
authors.affiliation: Dienst voor Fysische Geneeskunde en Revalidatie, Universitair Ziekenhuis, Antwerpen.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Guastavino
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dijs
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Herheyen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Driessens
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009221:Myositis Ossificans / Q000209:etiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000150:complications*; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities / Q000379:methods*; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000150:complications*
vernacular_title: Peri-articulaire ossificaties.