Heterotopic ossification after total hip arthroplasty: A critical analysis of the Brooker classification and proposal of a simplified rating system

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 870-875

  Della Valle, Alejandro González ^a   Ruzo, Patricio Salonia ^b   Pavone, Vito ^c   Tolo, Eric ^d   Mintz, Douglas N ^e   Salvati, Eduardo A ^e  

^a HOSPITAL ITALIANO DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b HOSPITAL MILITAR CENTRAL   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^d MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^e HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification; Heterotopic ossification (HO); Reproducibility; Total hip arthroplasty (THA)

Indexed keywords

ANKYLOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMUR; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HETEROTOPIC OSSIFICATION; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; PELVIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RATING SCALE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0036788623     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/arth.2002.34819     Document Type: Article

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