Heterotopic Ossification Formation in Military Beneficiaries Following Hip- and Pelvic-Level Amputations.

Kaitlin S PorterCollin J HarringtonAline BabikianDavid HeltzelBenjamin K PotterDouglas G SmithPaul F Pasquina

Published in: Military medicine (2023)

Amputations at the hip were more common than pelvic-level amputations in this study population, and three-fourths of hip- and pelvic-level amputation patients had radiographic evidence of HO. The rate of HO formation following blast injuries and other trauma was significantly higher compared with patients with non-traumatic amputations.

Keyphrases

rectal cancer
end stage renal disease
total hip arthroplasty
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
spinal cord injury
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
pi k akt
cell proliferation
peripheral artery disease