Heterotopic ossification of the hip after non-accidental injury in a child: case report.
Heterotopic ossification is bone formation that occurs in an abnormal soft tissue location, most commonly after trauma, head injury, and surgical procedures such as joint arthroplasty. We report a rare case of severe heterotopic ossification caused by nonaccidental injury in a 3-year-old child. To our knowledge, heterotopic ossification as a result of nonaccidental injury in children has been reported in only 2 other patients. Physicians should be aware of this rare presentation of nonaccidental injury, and nonaccidental injury should be considered in the differential diagnosis in children who present with heterotopic ossification.
Sawyer
Jeffrey R
JR
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Tennessee-Campbell Clinic, Memphis, TN 38104, USA. jsawyer@campbellclinic.com
Kapoor
Mukesh
M
Gonzales
Mark H
MH
Warner
William C
WC
Canale
S Terry
ST
Beaty
James H
JH
D000844:Ankylosis / Q000209:etiology*; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed