Characteristic calcaneal ossification: an additional early radiographic finding in infants with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva.

Sachi HasegawaTeresa VictoriaHülya KayseriliElaine ZackaiGen NishimuraNobuhiko HagaYasuharu NakashimaOsamu MiyazakiHiroshi Kitoh

Published in: Pediatric radiology (2016)

Double calcaneal ossification centers in early infancy and plantar calcaneal spurs in childhood are frequently seen in children with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva and may be a useful radiologic indicator for early diagnosis.

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