Heterotopic ossification in combat amputees from Afghanistan and Iraq wars: five case histories and results from a small series of patients
| Autor: | Michael R. Galarneau, Brian Belnap, Ted Melcer, Paula Konoske, G. Jay Walker |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Warfare medicine.medical_treatment Poison control Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Amputation Surgical Young Adult Postoperative Complications Amputees Injury prevention Medicine Humans Iraq War 2003-2011 Retrospective Studies Bone growth Rehabilitation Afghan Campaign 2001 business.industry Ossification Heterotopic Amputation Stumps Soft tissue medicine.disease United States Surgery Radiography Military Personnel Treatment Outcome Physical therapy Heterotopic ossification business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of rehabilitation research and development. 48(1) |
| ISSN: | 1938-1352 |
| Popis: | Heterotopic ossification (HO) is excess bone growth in soft tissues that frequently occurs in the residual limbs of combat amputees injured in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, or Iraq and Afghanistan wars, respectively. HO can interfere with prosthetic use and walking and delay patient rehabilitation. This article describes symptomatic and/or radiographic evidence of HO in a patient series of combat amputees rehabilitating at a military amputee care clinic (27 patients/33 limbs). We conducted a retrospective review of patient records and physician interviews to document evidence of HO symptoms in these limbs (e.g., pain during prosthetic use, skin breakdown). Results showed HO-related symptoms in 10 of the 33 residual limbs. Radiographs were available for 25 of the 33 limbs, and a physician identified at least moderate HO in 15 of the radiographs. However, 5 of the 15 patients who showed at least moderate radiographic HO did not report adverse symptoms. Five individual patient histories described HO onset, symptoms, treatments, and outcomes. These case histories illustrated how HO location relative to pressure-sensitive/pressure-tolerant areas of the residual limb may determine whether patients experienced symptoms. These histories revealed the uncommon but novel finding of potential benefits of HO for prosthetic suspension. Language: en |
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