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A heterotopic ossification related to temporary placement of a skull bone flap. Case report
Ismail Safaz1, Ridvan Alaca, Serkan Bilgiç
1Turkish Armed Forces Rehabilitation Center, Ankara, Turkey. safazi@yahoo.com
Journal of Neurosurgery
|February 5, 2008
Abstract:
The authors report on a 19-year-old man who sustained a traumatic brain injury. Following decompressive craniotomy, he suffered from an unusual heterotopic ossification due to the temporary placement of the skull bone flap in his thigh. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first time that a possible causal relationship between these entities has been reported in the literature.
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