Case Report

Heterotopic Ossification in the Paraplegic Patients

  • Umut Elboğa
  • Ebuzer Kalender
  • Ertan Şahin
  • Y. Zeki Çelen
  • Mustafa Yılmaz
  • Mustafa Başıbüyük
  • Yavuz Pehlivan

Received Date: 30.01.2014 Accepted Date: 04.06.2014 Namik Kemal Med J 2014;2(2):86-89

Heterotopic ossification is a process characterized by the formation of genuine new bone in soft tissues especially between muscle and joint capsule and frequently encountered after spinal cord and traumatic brain injury. A 35-year-old woman who had developed severe pain and decrease in range of motion in her bilateral hip after 11 months following a spinal cord injury referred to our department for bone scintigraphy is presented.

Keywords: Paraplegia, heterotopic ossification, radiology, bone scintigraphy