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A1 Bozkurt, Ahmet
A1 Grieb, Gerrit
A1 O'Dey, Dan mon
A1 Fuchs, Paul
A1 Waberski, Till
A1 Krombach, Gabriele
A1 Pallua, Norbert
T1 Common Peroneal Nerve Compression and Heterotopic Ossification Resulting from Severe Burn InjuryA Case Report
JF The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
JO The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
YR 2010
FD April 1
VO 92
IS 4
SP 978
OP 983
DO 10.2106/JBJS.I.00187
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.I.00187
AB 
Heterotopic ossification is defined as the abnormal location of lamellar bone within soft tissue, where bone normally does not exist1. Despite various theories, the exact mechanism (etiology and pathogenesis) of heterotopic ossification remains uncertain2. Johnson first described heterotopic ossification in patients with burn injuries in 19573, but thermal injury has been reported to be one of the least common causes of heterotopic ossification, with an estimated prevalence of 1% to 3% of all patients with burn injuries1,4-6. The most common location of heterotopic ossification in patients who have sustained a burn injury appears to be the elbow, leading to stiffness and contracture; far lower rates have been reported in other regions5,7-13. Lesions of peripheral nerves as a complication of heterotopic ossification are a relatively rare phenomenon and mainly consist of compression of the ulnar nerve in the elbow region4,5,14,15.