Article
[Collagens and growth factors in heterotopic ossification].
Der Pathologe - 1 Aug 1994
Bosse A, Wulf M, Wiethege T, Voss B, Müller K M
Abstract excerpt
Heterotopic Ossification (HO) occurs as a consequence of several diseases and of various forms of trauma. HO is particularly frequent in paraplegic patients with spinal cord lesions. It is obvious that extraskeletal cells are able to differentiate into an osteogenic direction. However, the mechanisms of the induction process of HO and the stimulating agents are not precisely known. A novel tool for studying the...
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