Idiopathic heterotopic ossification in the intensive care setting.
Heterotopic ossification is characterised by the periarticular deposition of ectopic bone. It typically occurs after trauma, neurogenic injury, or congenital causes. Idiopathic heterotopic ossification has been rarely reported. A patient who developed idiopathic heterotopic ossification in the intensive care unit without any known predisposing conditions is presented.
Department of Internal Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, Georgia 31201, USA.
J E
JE
Lane
R J
RJ
Dean
G D
GD
Foulkes
P W
PW
Chandler
D000328:Adult; D003422:Critical Care; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011859:Radiography