Synostosis Between Pubic Bones due to Neurogenic, Heterotopic Ossification

Neurogenic, heterotopic ossification is characterised by the formation of new, extraosseous (ectopic) bone in soft tissue in patients with neurological disorders. A 33-year-old female, who was born with spina bifida, paraplegia, and diastasis of symphysis pubis, had indwelling urethral catheter drai...

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Main Authors: Subramanian Vaidyanathan, Peter L. Hughes, Bakul M. Soni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2006-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2006.387