title: Periarticular heterotopic ossification after multiple knee ligament reconstructions. A report of three cases.
abstract: Heterotopic ossification is a frequently encountered clinical and radiographic entity. There are no previous reports in the English literature of heterotopic ossification after arthroscopically assisted ligament reconstructions for knee dislocations. Further, a link between the PCL reconstruction and posterior capsular ossification has not been heretofore recognized. Our three cases should raise the clinical awareness of such an entity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, USA.
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Patton
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Tew
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001863:Bone Screws; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D012086:Reoperation; D013710:Tendons / Q000637:transplantation; D013977:Tibia / Q000601:surgery