Pathogenesis of acquired heterotopic ossification: risk factors, cellular mechanisms, and therapeutic implications

G Cao, S Zhang, Y Wang, S Quan, C Yue, J Yao… - Bone, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Heterotopic ossification (HO), including hereditary and acquired HO, is the formation of
extraskeletal bone in skeletal muscle and surrounding soft tissues. Acquired HO is often …

Neurological heterotopic ossification: current understanding and future directions

RD Brady, SR Shultz, SJ McDonald, TJ O'Brien - Bone, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Neurological heterotopic ossification (NHO) involves the formation of bone in soft tissue
following a neurological condition, of which the most common are brain and spinal cord …

Neurological heterotopic ossification: novel mechanisms, prognostic biomarkers and prophylactic therapies

KR Wong, R Mychasiuk, TJ O'Brien, SR Shultz… - Bone Research, 2020‏ - nature.com
Neurological heterotopic ossification (NHO) is a debilitating condition where bone forms in
soft tissue, such as muscle surrounding the hip and knee, following an injury to the brain or …

[HTML][HTML] Relationship between heterotopic ossification and traumatic brain injury: why severe traumatic brain injury increases the risk of heterotopic ossification

H Huang, WX Cheng, YP Hu, JH Chen… - Journal of orthopaedic …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Heterotopic ossification (HO) is a pathological phenomenon in which ectopic lamellar bone
forms in soft tissues. HO involves many predisposing factors, including congenital and …

Post‐traumatic heterotopic ossification: an old problem in need of new solutions

N Eisenstein, S Stapley, L Grover - Journal of Orthopaedic …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Heterotopic ossification (HO) is the formation of pathological bone in ectopic sites and it can
have serious consequences for functional outcomes. For many years, its main clinical …

Bone replaces articular cartilage in the rat knee joint after prolonged immobilization

TM Campbell, K Reilly, O Laneuville, H Uhthoff… - Bone, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Background Lost joint range of motion (ROM) is common in chronic osteoarthritis, alters
regional weight-bearing across the articular surfaces, and contributes to loss of cartilage and …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of traumatic brain injury on bone healing from a novel exosome centered perspective in a mice model

C Yang, C Gao, N Liu, Y Zhu, X Zhu, X Su… - Journal of orthopaedic …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Background In patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) combined with long bone fracture,
the fracture healing is always faster than that of patients with single fracture, which is …

Macrophage-derived neurotrophin-3 promotes heterotopic ossification in rats

J Zhang, L Wang, J Chu, X Ao, T Jiang, B Yan… - Laboratory …, 2020‏ - nature.com
Heterotopic ossification (HO) is a debilitating condition that results from traumatic injuries or
genetic diseases, for which the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Recently, we have …

Enpp1 mutations promote upregulation of hedgehog signaling in heterotopic ossification with aging

Z He, Z Zhu, T Tang, F Wang, P Guo, J Li… - Journal of Bone and …, 2024‏ - Springer
Introduction Heterotopic ossification of the tendon and ligament (HOTL) is a chronic
progressive disease that is usually accompanied by thickening and ossification of ligaments …

Occurrence and predictive factors of heterotopic ossification in severe acquired brain injured patients during rehabilitation stay: cross-sectional survey

S Bargellesi, L Cavasin, F Scarponi… - Clinical …, 2018‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: To report occurrence and identify patient's features and risk factors of heterotopic
ossifications in patients with severe acquired brain injury in intensive rehabilitation centres …