Heterotopic Ossification in the Middle Finger: A Case Report

A case of heterotopic ossification developed after traumatic laceration of the middle finger. It is extremely rare for heterotopic ossification to locate in the finger. The diagnosis was accomplished with...

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Main Authors: Philip Ian G. Barlaan, Wing-Yuk Ip
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/323795
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description A case of heterotopic ossification developed after traumatic laceration of the middle finger. It is extremely rare for heterotopic ossification to locate in the finger. The diagnosis was accomplished with plain radiographs as well as with MRI and confirmatory study with histopathological microscopic examination which demonstrated nubbin of bone surrounded by fibrovascular connective tissue, and the marrow was predominantly fatty with prominent ectatic vessels and patchy mild lymphocytic infiltrate and gross appearance of partly calcified bony tissue.
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spelling doaj-art-e74acf1047dd411fbe21bf20e428d2812025-08-20T02:21:10ZengWileyCase Reports in Orthopedics2090-67492090-67572011-01-01201110.1155/2011/323795323795Heterotopic Ossification in the Middle Finger: A Case ReportPhilip Ian G. Barlaan0Wing-Yuk Ip1Division of Hand and Foot Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong University Medical Centre, 102 Pok FuLam Road, Hong KongDivision of Hand and Foot Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong University Medical Centre, 102 Pok FuLam Road, Hong KongA case of heterotopic ossification developed after traumatic laceration of the middle finger. It is extremely rare for heterotopic ossification to locate in the finger. The diagnosis was accomplished with plain radiographs as well as with MRI and confirmatory study with histopathological microscopic examination which demonstrated nubbin of bone surrounded by fibrovascular connective tissue, and the marrow was predominantly fatty with prominent ectatic vessels and patchy mild lymphocytic infiltrate and gross appearance of partly calcified bony tissue.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/323795
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