title: Management of multijoint stiffness of bilateral upper limbs secondary to heterotopic ossification: case report and literature review.
abstract: The management of heterotopic ossification (HO) is controversial. Although some reports have investigated assessment and surgical resection techniques for HO affecting one or more joints, the cases of multijoint stiffness secondary to HO are rare. This article describes a rare case of HO affecting both upper limbs of a 32-year-old man that severely interfered with activities of daily living. We present the rehabilitation management of this case and the functional outcome 1 to 2 yr after excision of the ossific masses.
authors.affiliation: School of Rehabilitation Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Hong-wei
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Min
authors.forename: Ke-min
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xin-zuo
authors.initials: XZ
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications; D003128:Coma / Q000150:complications; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D005384:Finger Joint / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery
keywords: bilateral upper limbs; excision of ossific masses; functional outcome; heterotopic ossification; management; multijoint; prevention of recurrence; rehabilitation management; stiffness; surgical resection