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Heterotopic Ossification Following Total Knee Arthroplasty

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In contrast to the well-known association with total hip arthroplasty, heterotopic ossification (HO) following total knee replacement has largely been regarded as a coincidental radiographic curiosity of little clinical importance. While rarely impuned as responsible for any compromise in the functional result of prosthetic knee arthroplasty, there have been isolated case reports of such dramatic magnitude as to attract the attention of the knee surgeon. In its most florid form bony ankylosis may result; inflammation and ossification within the suprapatellar extensor mechanism is a more frequent sequela of lesser degrees of involvement. Notwithstanding these noteworthy reports, the true clinical significance of ectopic bone formation about the knee following prosthetic arthroplasty remains to be defined.

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Pellegrini, V.D. (2001). Heterotopic Ossification Following Total Knee Arthroplasty. In: Malek, M.M. (eds) Knee Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-87202-0_24

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