Relationship Between Volumetric Measurements of Heterotopic Ossification in Wounded Service Members and Clinically Available Screening Tools

Authors :: Kyle Potter
Sharon R. Weeks
Paul F. Pasquina
Roy D. Bloebaum
Brad M. Isaacson
Source :: JPO Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics. 24:138-143
Publication Year :: 2012
Publisher :: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2012.
Abstract: Heterotopic ossification (HO) often causes symptoms requiring surgical resection and may delay rehabilitation regimens for wounded service members. Clinical screening tools for assessing HO have included serum alkaline phosphatase (AP), nuclear scintigraphic activity, and patient pain scores

Subjects :: Bone growth
medicine.medical_specialty
Rehabilitation
business.industry
Ossification
medicine.medical_treatment
Biomedical Engineering
Service member
medicine.disease
Surgery
medicine
Alkaline phosphatase
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Heterotopic ossification
Screening tool
medicine.symptom
business
Serum alkaline phosphatase

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