Indomethacin inhibits the recurrence of excised ectopic ossification after hip arthroplasty. A 3-4 year follow-up of 8 cases.
Eight patients were treated with indomethacin and excision of paraarticular ossification after hip arthroplasty. In 1986 we reported that after 3 months substantial ossification had recurred in only 2 patients. We now report that ossification had not progressed further at follow-up 3-4 years later. All 8 patients were painfree and the majority had good hip motion. We conclude that indomethacin permanently prevents recurrence after excision of paraarticular ossification.
D000368:Aged; D002828:Choristoma / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000601:surgery; D012008:Recurrence
D007213:Indomethacin