Nw study findings implicate a specific type of immune cell behind heterotopic ossification, or abnormal bone formation and present a possible target for treatment. Hip replacements, severe burns, ...

In a new study published in Bone Research, a team of researchers from Johns Hopkins University and colleagues, using a combination of lineage tracing and single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq), has ...

This week, we are going to discuss a condition that occurs after trauma and surgery as well as after traumatic injuries to the head, neck and spine. The condition? Heterotopic ossification.

Blocking a molecule that draws sensory nerves into musculoskeletal injuries prevents heterotopic ossification (HO), a process in which bone abnormally grows in soft tissue during healing, researchers ...

In a new study published on 21 July 2023 by the journal Bone Research, a team of researchers from Johns Hopkins University, using a combination of lineage tracing and single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA ...

Heterotopic ossification (HO) is a common post-surgery condition where bone abnormally forms within soft tissues. A new study out of Mass General Brigham assesses the viability of a simple blood test ...

A new small molecule could treat and prevent excess bone formation. Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is an extremely rare disease estimated to affect about one in 2 million people worldwide ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In the Cover Story of this issue of Orthopaedics Today Europe, experts across Europe detail their clinical and ...

Hip replacements, severe burns, spinal cord injuries, blast injuries, traumatic brain injuries—these seemingly disparate traumas can each lead to a painful complication during the healing process ...

image: Tppp3+ tendon sheath progenitors expand at the heterotopic ossification (HO) induction site after Achilles tendon injury. a Schematic representation of HO induction, including complete Achilles ...