Traumatic heterotopic ossification of the elbow in children--a case report.
Heterotopic ossification is defined as the formation of mature, lamellar bone within soft tissues other than the periosteum. We present a case of a 9-year-old girl with formation of heterotopic bone tissue in the elbow after surgical treatment of a fracture of the lateral humeral condyle. Eight months after the first operation the girl was re-operated to resect the heterotopic bone tissue. We believe that radical surgical excision of heterotopic bone, following physiotherapy around the elbow in children can improve the function of the extremity.
Department of Paediatric Surgery, University Hospital Split and Split University School of Medicine, Spincićeva 1, 21 000 Split, Croatia.
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D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D000092464:Elbow Injuries