title: Heterotopic bone formation causing recurrent donor site pain following iliac crest bone harvesting.
abstract: An unusual case of recurrent iliac crest donor site pain secondary to heterotopic bone formation is described. The literature is reviewed with a special emphasis on the aetiology and treatment of this entity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Sciences, Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Lower Lane, Fazakerley, Liverpool L9 7LJ, UK.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tacconi
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Miles
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous