© 2002 The Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine
CASE REPORT
Idiopathic heterotopic ossification in the intensive care setting
1 Department of Internal Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, Georgia, USA
2 Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery
3 Department of Radiology
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Dr R Jonathan Dean, Department of Internal Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine, Medical Center of Central Georgia, 707 Pine Street, Macon, GA 31201, USA;
dean_rj{at}mercer.edu
Heterotopic ossification is characterised by the periarticular deposition of ectopic bone. It typically occurs after trauma, neurogenic injury, or congenital causes. Idiopathic heterotopic ossification has been rarely reported. A patient who developed idiopathic heterotopic ossification in the intensive care unit without any known predisposing conditions is presented.
Keywords: heterotopic ossification; idiopathic; intensive care; critical illness
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