Heterotopic Ossification in a Patient With Hemiplegia: A Case Report and a Brief Rewiev of the Literature

• Main Authors: Süleyman Tatlı (Author), Ayhan Kamanlı (Author), Salih Özgöçmen (Author), Özgeç Ardıçoğlu (Author)
• Format: Bog
• Udgivet: Galenos Yayinevi, 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Heterotopic ossification (HO) is a biological process characterized by the formation of genuine new bone in tissues that do not ossify under normal conditions. Herein a 75-year-old woman who developed HO in her left hemiplegic hip following a hemorrhagic stroke is presented.