Heterotopic ossification following total knee replacement surgery

Abstract

Heterotopic ossification (HO) is a less known but an agonizing complication after primary total knee arthroplasty (TKR). Early detection can help in avoiding it so that the patient returns back to normal ambulatory life at the earliest. This article depicts the sequence of radiological and biochemical events that occurred in a patient who developed this complication following total knee arthroplasty for severe osteoarthritis.

Keywords

• Heterotopic ossification
• knee arthroplasty
• osteoarthritis