Ossification in Abdominal Scars¹

Abstract

Summary: Three cases of heterotopic ossification in abdominal scars are presented. The aetiology and pathogenesis of this condition are discussed with reference to the literature. Awareness of its occurrence will prevent anxiety and unnecessary investigations. When symptomatic, the treatment is local excision with or without local irradiation. IntroductionOssification in scars is apparently encountered only occasionally, and accounts of this in the British literature are few. We report three cases treated in our department recently.

Myositis ossificans‐like lesion of nerve

“…Ectopic ossification is defined as new bone formation at sites that do not normally ossify 1 . Ectopic ossification has been reported to occur following surgical trauma, particularly abdominal [2][3][4][5][6][7] , or at other sites in association with severe burns 8 , neurologic injury [8][9][10] and tetanus 11 . The most common entity, however, that exemplifies ectopic ossification and defines it in a distinct histopathological setting is myositis ossificans 12,13 .…”

Posttraumatic heterotopic bone formation and peptic ulcer in abdominal scars

“…Heterotopic bone formation in abdominal scars is uncommon, but has been reported [1][2][3][6][7][8][9][10]. The combination of heterotopic bone formation with a related gastrojejunal ulcer is unique.…”