Heterotopic ossification happens when bone grows outside of its normal location and into the surrounding soft tissues of your body. When this happens, the pieces of bone that develop are called ...

Heterotopic ossification consists of ectopic bone formation within soft tissues after surgery or trauma. It can have debilitating consequences, but there is no definitive cure. Here we show that ...

Human disorders of hereditary and nonhereditary heterotopic ossification are conditions in which osteogenesis occurs outside of the skeleton, within soft tissues of the body. The resulting ...

When two embryos implant (one inside and one outside the uterus) it's called a heterotopic pregnancy. Here's what you need to ...

Repeat radiographs showed heterotopic ossification anterolateral to the lateral epicondyle, and the patient was referred to our office 6 months after the surgery (Fig 1). A three-phase bone scan ...

A research team led by Associate Professor Makoto Ikeya in the Department of Clinical Application at Kyoto University has ...

image: Tppp3+ tendon sheath progenitors expand at the heterotopic ossification (HO) induction site after Achilles tendon injury. a Schematic representation of HO induction, including complete ...

Although complications have been described, ours is the first report of heterotopic ossification after an uncomplicated lateral epicondylectomy.

They were elated this time. But soon their happiness turned into a nightmare when they underwent a scan which revealed heterotopic pregnancy. Scan revealed two pregnancy sacs- one in usual ...

People with the condition experience heterotopic ossification, in which bone replaces skeletal muscle and connective tissue. “Usually by adolescence, children’s necks are involved, their ...

Giacomo Mugnai said in an email. It turned out that a few years earlier, the man had undergone a procedure known as a heterotopic heart transplant. Unlike an orthotopic transplant, in which one ...