Total Knee Arthroplasty Complicated by a Severe Heterotopic Ossification: A Case Report

نویسندگان
Carrozzo, Massimiliano ID 1
Nappi, Vittorio ID 2
Moretti, Biagio ID 3
Spinarelli, Antonio ID 4
Teti, Massimiliano ID 5

1 Department of Neuroscience and Organs of Sense, Orthopaedic and Traumatology Unit, University of Bari, General Hospital, Bari, Italy

2 Department of Neuroscience and Organs of Sense, Orthopaedic and Traumatology Unit, University of Bari, General Hospital, Bari, Italy

3 Department of Neuroscience and Organs of Sense, Orthopaedic and Traumatology Unit, University of Bari, General Hospital, Bari, Italy

4 Department of Neuroscience and Organs of Sense, Orthopaedic and Traumatology Unit, University of Bari, General Hospital, Bari, Italy

5 Department of Neuroscience and Organs of Sense, Orthopaedic and Traumatology Unit, University of Bari, General Hospital, Bari, Italy

doi
10.17795/soj-5296
چکیده

Introduction: Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) associated with heterotopic ossifications (HOs) are rare occurrences despite the relatively frequent surgery procedure of the hip arthroplasty. Up to present, different types of treatment were described in the literature.

کلیدواژه‌ها
Heterotopic Ossification, Cox-2, Early Surgical Removal