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Acquired and congenital forms of heterotopic ossification: new pathogenic insights and therapeutic opportunities.
Current opinion in pharmacology - 1 Jun 2018
Pacifici Maurizio
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Heterotopic ossification (HO) involves the formation and accumulation of extraskeletal bone tissue at the expense of local tissues including muscles and connective tissues. There are common forms of HO that are triggered by extensive trauma, burns and other bodily insults, and there are also rare congenital severe forms of HO that occur in children with Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva or Progressive Osseous...
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