Heterotopic Ossification in Abdominal Operation Scars
- 1 July 1973
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Surgery
- Vol. 107 (1) , 87-88
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.1973.01350190073020
Abstract
Five cases of heterotopic ossification in surgical abdominal scars are described. No common etiologic factors were observed. Possible causative factors are discussed. Combined surgery and irradiation are proposed as treatment of choice in symptomatic cases.Keywords
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