| Autor: |
Zaman SR; Plastic, Burns and Reconstructive Surgery Department, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia. raj.zaman@health.wa.gov.au |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
BMJ case reports [BMJ Case Rep] 2012 Aug 27; Vol. 2012. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 Aug 27. |
| DOI: |
10.1136/bcr.03.2012.6027 |
| Abstrakt: |
A case of a young man who developed heterotopic ossification (HO) in his elbows following an accident where he sustained petrol burns to over 60% of his body. His injuries necessitated intubation, escharotomies and a protracted intensive care unit stay that was complicated by septicaemia. Several weeks after the injury, he was diagnosed with HO in his right elbow, followed by the left elbow a week later. He was commenced on an non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, a long-term course of a bisphosphonate and regular physiotherapy. He is now waiting for the HO bone to mature before having definitive excision of his lesions in 12-18 months time. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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