title: Heterotopic ossification of the supraspinatus tendon after rotator cuff repair: case report.
abstract: Heterotopic ossifications of the shoulder are uncommon. Rarely, these ossifications are seen after open or even arthroscopic shoulder surgical procedures. Here, we report a patient who underwent a rotator cuff repair, complicated with an axillary nerve paralysis. Postoperatively he developed substantial ossification of the supraspinatus tendon. A review of the literature was done. To our knowledge no other cases similar to this have been reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Othopaedic Surgery, University Hospital Leuven, Weligerveld 1, 3212 Pellenberg, Belgium.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Degreef
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Debeer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001182:Arthroscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D017006:Rotator Cuff / Q000601:surgery*; D013710:Tendons / Q000473:pathology*