Heterotopic ossification mimicking infection. Scintigraphic evaluation.
Heterotopic ossification is a disorder of unknown etiology characterized by bone formation in the mesenchymal tissues. It occurs most commonly in patients who have had traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, or joint trauma or surgery.
Department of Radiology, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, E.L. Saenger Radioisotope Laboratory, Ohio, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D002951:Citrates; D019343:Citric Acid; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee; D008297:Male; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D018461:Soft Tissue Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate; D013848:Thigh
D002951:Citrates; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D019343:Citric Acid; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate