College
School of Osteopathic Medicine
Keywords
heterotopic ossification, non-traumatic amputee
Date of Presentation
5-2-2019 12:00 AM
Poster Abstract
Heterotopic ossification (HO) is excess bone growth in soft tissues, typically juxta-articular and interfascicular, with varying incidence. HO has been well documented in traumatic amputees but less frequently observed in the non-traumatic amputee population. Symptomatic HO usually includes pain during prosthetic use, with management involving prosthetic adjustments for comfort. This atypical case highlights a non-traumatic amputee developing proximal oriented large spur formation that was painful not with ambulation but with doffing of his prosthesis.
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences | Musculoskeletal Diseases | Musculoskeletal System | Orthopedics
Painful Proximal Oriented Large Heterotopic Spur Formation in an Active Adult Non-Traumatic Amputee
Heterotopic ossification (HO) is excess bone growth in soft tissues, typically juxta-articular and interfascicular, with varying incidence. HO has been well documented in traumatic amputees but less frequently observed in the non-traumatic amputee population. Symptomatic HO usually includes pain during prosthetic use, with management involving prosthetic adjustments for comfort. This atypical case highlights a non-traumatic amputee developing proximal oriented large spur formation that was painful not with ambulation but with doffing of his prosthesis.
