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

Antonio Spinarelli | Zendy; M Carrozzo | Zendy; Massimiliano Teti | Zendy; Vittorio Nappi | Zendy; Biagio Moretti | Zendy

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

Author(s) -

Antonio Spinarelli,

M Carrozzo,

Massimiliano Teti,

Vittorio Nappi,

Biagio Moretti

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

shafa orthopedic journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2383-4315

pISSN - 2345-296X

DOI - 10.17795/soj-5296

Subject(s) - heterotopic ossification , medicine , orthopedic surgery , arthroplasty , total knee arthroplasty , surgery , total hip arthroplasty , heterotopic bone

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. Case Presentation: We report an unusual case of TKA in a 70-year-old woman, which was early complicated by development of HO. It was successfully treated with a second surgery and a selective cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 inhibitor (celecoxib) with good clinical

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