Characterization of Heterotopic Ossification Using Radiographic Imaging: Evidence for a Paradigm Shift.

Heterotopic ossification (HO) is the growth of extra-skeletal bone which occurs following trauma, burns, and in patients with genetic bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) receptor mutations. The clinical and laboratory evaluation of HO is dependent on radiographic imaging to identify and characterize th...

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Main Authors: R Cameron Brownley, Shailesh Agarwal, Shawn Loder, Oluwatobi Eboda, John Li, Joshua Peterson, Charles Hwang, Christopher Breuler, Vesa Kaartinen, Bin Zhou, Yuji Mishina, Benjamin Levi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4636348?pdf=render