Our Experience with Irrigation Therapy for Heterotopic Ossification

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There have been established no final treatments for heterotopic ossification which has been found not infrequently.We have tested continuous irrigation therapy with EDTA (ethylen-diamine tetraacetic acid) and predonisolon solution for one months following surgical removal of ossified lesion on two cases of heterotopic ossification. Four to six months follow-up study revealed satisfactory result on both radiological and clinical findings.Case 1, was a 23-year-old male who developed heterotopic ossification at the right femoral joint and both knee joints 5 months after spinal injury due to dislocation and fracture of the first lumbar vertebra. Five months later the lesions were removed and irrigation was initiated.Case 2, was a 20-year-old female who noticed pain and motor disturbance at the right femoral joint followed by heterotopic ossification. Operation was performed 10 months later followed by irrigation therapy.
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