title: Clinical observations on surgical details of resection of heterotopic ossification at the hip in traumatic brain-injured adult.
abstract: Heterotopic ossification (HO) complicated with neurovascular bundle can be a very challenging operation. Preoperative planning before any HO resection is imperative. Plans to reconstruct nerve or artery should be in place. A case study is presented that involved a large bone mass of HO in hip joint which enclosed the sciatic nerve. Preoperative planning, microsurgical techniques, and equipment necessary for this complicated surgical procedure are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Bioclinic Hospital, Athens, Greece. info@drkoulouvaris.gr
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Koulouvaris
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tsailas
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsiavos
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Soucacos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000473:pathology*; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D012584:Sciatic Nerve / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery