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Traumatic heterotopic ossification of the elbow in children--a case report
T Susnjar1, M Biocić, Z Pogorelić
1Department of Paediatric Surgery, University Hospital Split and Split University School of Medicine, Spincićeva 1, 21 000 Split, Croatia.
Abstract:
Heterotopic ossification is defined as the formation of mature, lamellar bone within soft tissues other than the periosteum. We present a case of a 9-year-old girl with formation of heterotopic bone tissue in the elbow after surgical treatment of a fracture of the lateral humeral condyle. Eight months after the first operation the girl was re-operated to resect the heterotopic bone tissue. We believe that radical surgical excision of heterotopic bone, following physiotherapy around the elbow in children can improve the function of the extremity.
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