Heterotopic bone formation in abdominal incisions.

dc.contributor.author	Charles, J
dc.contributor.author	Hunt, J A
dc.date.accessioned	2019-07-02T16:14:46Z
dc.date.available	2019-07-02T16:14:46Z
dc.date.issued	1992-03
dc.description.abstract	Heterotopic bone formation in vertical abdominal wounds is a not infrequent and sometimes disabling complication of abdominal surgery, occurring predominantly in males. Excision of the bone is indicated only for marked discomfort or pain, usually produced by an active lifestyle. Under these circumstances, recurrence of bone following excision, would be highly undesirable and the prophylactic use of etidronate disodium may well be indicated to prevent new bone formation, as demonstrated by one of our cases (Case 8).
dc.identifier.issn	0017-8594
dc.identifier.pubmed	1582833
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10524/62619
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.subject.mesh	Abdomen/surgery
dc.subject.mesh	Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Aged
dc.subject.mesh	Cicatrix/pathology
dc.subject.mesh	Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
dc.subject.mesh	Etidronic Acid/administration & dosage
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Middle Aged
dc.subject.mesh	Ossification, Heterotopic/pathology/prevention & control
dc.subject.mesh	Postoperative Complications/pathology/prevention & control
dc.title	Heterotopic bone formation in abdominal incisions.
dc.type	Case Reports
dc.type	Journal Article
dc.type.dcmi	Text
prism.number	3
prism.pagerange	65-9
prism.publicationname	Hawaii medical journal
prism.volume	51

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