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| Year : 2013 | Volume
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Heterotopic ossification following total knee replacement surgery
Sushil Kachewar1, Smita Sankaye2
1 Department of Radio diagnosis, Rural Medical College, Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences, Loni, Maharashtra, India
2 Department of Pathology, Rural Medical College, Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences, Loni, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:
Sushil Kachewar
Department of Radio diagnosis, Rural Medical College, Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences, Loni, Maharastra
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0971-9903.117806
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Heterotopic ossification (HO) is a less known but an agonizing complication after primary total knee arthroplasty (TKR). Early detection can help in avoiding it so that the patient returns back to normal ambulatory life at the earliest. This article depicts the sequence of radiological and biochemical events that occurred in a patient who developed this complication following total knee arthroplasty for severe osteoarthritis. |
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