Open AccessBilateral hip heterotopic ossification with sciatic nerve compression on a paediatric patient–An individualized surgical approach: A case report
Author(s) -
João Pedro Gouveia Nóbrega,
Pedro V. Jordao,
Joana Arcângelo
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
world journal of orthopedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2218-5836
DOI - 10.5312/wjo.v13.i8.768
Subject(s) - medicine , heterotopic ossification , sciatic nerve , surgery , ossification , dissection (medical) , complication , anatomy
Neurogenic heterotopic ossification is an acquired serious complication described in patients with central nervous system disorders and defined by bone formation in non-osseous tissue.