Sonographic diagnosis of neurogenic heterotopic ossification in patients with severe acquired brain injury in a neurorehabilitation unit

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 12-17

  Falsetti, Paolo ^a   Acciai, Caterina ^a   Lenzi, Lucia ^a  

^a IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN DONATO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acquired brain injury; Myositis ossificans; Neurogenic heterotopic ossification; Power Doppler ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELBOW; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HETEROTOPIC OSSIFICATION; HIP; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN INJURIES; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSSIFICATION, HETEROTOPIC; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 78650047643     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: 10970096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20742     Document Type: Article

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