Elbow Reconstruction due to Heterotopic Ossification

Heterotopic Ossification

Posted on Friday, May 1st, 2009

E.R. is a 26 year old male lifeguard who had a severe, unfortunate accident the first time he ever mounted a motorcycle. He was in a coma for many months with head trauma and had fractured his right elbow and forearm at the time of injury. He developed a condition called Heterotopic Ossification which meant that multiple joints "froze-up" due to deposits of calcium in the joint capsules. [...]