Predicting Heterotopic Ossification Early After Burn Injuries: A Risk Scoring System

• Published in: Annals of surgery Vol. 266; no. 1; p. 179
• Main Authors: Schneider, Jeffrey C, Simko, Laura C, Goldstein, Richard, Shie, Vivian L, Chernack, Betty, Levi, Benjamin, Jayakumar, Prakash, Kowalske, Karen J, Herndon, David N, Gibran, Nicole S, Ryan, Colleen M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.07.2017
• Subjects: Adult; Burns - pathology; Burns - surgery; Female; Humans; Male; Ossification, Heterotopic; Retrospective Studies; Risk Assessment - methods; Risk Factors; Skin Transplantation

The purpose of this study is to develop a scoring system that stratifies burn patients at the time of hospital admission according to risk of developing heterotopic ossification (HO). HO in burns is an uncommon but severely debilitating problem with a poorly understood mechanism and no fully effecti...