Progressive osseous heteroplasia: a distinct developmental disorder of heterotopic ossification. Two new case reports and follow-up of three previously reported …

FS Kaplan, R Craver, GD MacEwen, FH Gannon… - JBJS, 1994 - journals.lww.com
FS Kaplan, R Craver, GD MacEwen, FH Gannon, G Finkel, G Hahn, J Tabas, RJ Gardner…
JBJS, 1994journals.lww.com
Progressive osseous heteroplasia is clinically distinguishable from Albright hereditary
osteodystrophy22243'and fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva57'” 7'922, two other rare
primary developmental disorders of heterotopic ossification in children. We believe that the
unique constellation of clinical, pathological, and roentgenographic features that
characterizes progressive osseous heteroplasia justifies its consideration as a distinct
developmental disorder of heterotopic ossification.
Progressive osseous heteroplasia is clinically distinguishable from Albright hereditary osteodystrophy22243’and fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva57’” 7’922, two other rare primary developmental disorders of heterotopic ossification in children. We believe that the unique constellation of clinical, pathological, and roentgenographic features that characterizes progressive osseous heteroplasia justifies its consideration as a distinct developmental disorder of heterotopic ossification.
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