Severe heterotopic ossification in the non-affected limbs of a hemiplegic patient with traumatic brain injury

Kesikburun, Serdar; Omac, Ozlem; Yasar, Evren; Hazneci, Bulent; Alaca, Ridvan

doi:10.3109/02699052.2010.536198

Severe heterotopic ossification in the non-affected limbs of a hemiplegic patient with traumatic brain injury

Kesikburun S., Omac O. K. , Yasar E., Hazneci B., Alaca R.

BRAIN INJURY, vol.25, no.1, pp.127-129, 2011 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 25 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2011
Doi Number: 10.3109/02699052.2010.536198
Title of Journal : BRAIN INJURY
Page Numbers: pp.127-129

Abstract

Background/objective: Heterotopic ossification characterized by new bone formation in the periarticular regions of large joints in patients with neurologic injury most commonly occurs on the neurologically involved side. This study presents a very rare localization of heterotopic ossification that developed in the non-paretic limbs of a hemiplegic patient with traumatic brain injury (TBI).