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Direct Mouse Trauma/Burn Model of Heterotopic Ossification
Published on: August 6, 2015
Heterotopic ossification of the anterior abdominal wall
Ozan Akıncı1, Fadime Kutluk1, Selçuk Cin2
1Department of General Surgery, İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, İstanbul, Turkey.
Abstract:
Heterotopic ossification (HO) is a bone formation in a tissue other than the skeletal system. It is more often seen as a complication of orthopedic surgery; however, it is a pathological condition that might be observed during the healing process of abdominal incisions in the midline. The aim of this study is to present a case of a 63-year-old male patient with the complaints of induration and pain on the region of his previous incision through which he had been operated for achalasia. HO is also discussed in the light of the current literature.
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