Heterotopic ossification in right popliteal fossa causing arterial insufficiency

Yu Wu, BS; Nishant Agrawal, BS; Rachel Kann, BS; Yash Pandya, MD; Eric S. Hager, MD

Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques (Dec 2023)

Heterotopic ossification in right popliteal fossa causing arterial insufficiency

Yu Wu, BS,
Nishant Agrawal, BS,
Rachel Kann, BS,
Yash Pandya, MD,
Eric S. Hager, MD

Affiliations

Yu Wu, BS: Heart and Vascular Institute, Department of Vascular Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Nishant Agrawal, BS: School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; Heart and Vascular Institute, Department of Vascular Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Rachel Kann, BS: Heart and Vascular Institute, Department of Vascular Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Yash Pandya, MD: School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Eric S. Hager, MD: School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; Heart and Vascular Institute, Department of Vascular Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; Correspondence: Eric S. Hager, MD, Heart and Vascular Institute, Department of Vascular Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 5200 Centre St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 4
p. 101360

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Heterotopic ossification (HO) is the abnormal formation of extra-skeletal bone in soft tissue, which can occur after trauma or surgery. HO in joints can cause pain, hinder mobility, and compress surrounding nerves and blood vessels. We present an unusual case of arterial insufficiency caused by HO in the right popliteal fossa.

Published in Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques

ISSN: 2468-4287 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Surgery; Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-vascular-surgery-cases-innovations-and-techniques

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