Abstract
This is the first report of extensive bilateral patellar tendon ossification occurring over a prolonged time after a unilateral knee injury. An 84-year-old Japanese man with a spinal cord injury caused by a burst fracture of the T12 vertebra presented with a bony hard prominence on the left knee, which was injured in a traffic accident when he was 77 years old. Radiography revealed extensive ossification of the bilateral patellar tendons. We review the English literature with a focus on the localization of bilateral heterotopic ossification of the knee in patients who had a central nervous system injury.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 89-93 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Acta medica Okayama |
| Volume | 72 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Keywords
- Bilateral
- Heterotopic ossification
- Knee injury
- Patellar tendon
- Spinal cord injury
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
