Heterotopic Ossification in a Patient With Hemiplegia: A Case Report and a Brief Rewiev of the Literature

Abstract

Heterotopic ossification (HO) is a biological process characterized by the formation of genuine new bone in tissues that do not ossify under normal conditions. Herein a 75-year-old woman who developed HO in her left hemiplegic hip following a hemorrhagic stroke is presented.

Keywords

• Hemiplegia
• heterotopic ossification