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Heterotopic ossification in the knee following encephalitis: a case report with a 10-year follow-up. 2004

N Saito, and H Horiuchi, and H Takahashi

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan. saitoko@hsp.md.shinshu-u.ac.jp

We present a case of heterotopic ossification in the bilateral knees of a 26-year-old woman following viral encephalitis. After surgical excision, the patient was followed up for 10 years. Heterotopic ossification in knee joints associated with encephalitis has not been reported previously.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007719	Knee Joint	A synovial hinge connection formed between the bones of the FEMUR; TIBIA; and PATELLA.	Superior Tibiofibular Joint,Joint, Knee,Joint, Superior Tibiofibular,Knee Joints,Superior Tibiofibular Joints,Tibiofibular Joint, Superior
D009999	Ossification, Heterotopic	The development of bony substance in normally soft structures.	Ossification, Pathologic,Ectopic Ossification,Heterotopic Ossification,Ossification, Ectopic,Ossification, Pathological,Pathologic Ossification,Pathological Ossification
D005260	Female		Females
D005500	Follow-Up Studies	Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease.	Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D001175	Arthrography	Roentgenography of a joint, usually after injection of either positive or negative contrast medium.	Arthrographies
D012968	Etidronic Acid	A diphosphonate which affects calcium metabolism. It inhibits ectopic calcification and slows down bone resorption and bone turnover.	EHDP,Ethanehydroxydiphosphonate,Etidronate,Etidronate Disodium,Sodium Etidronate,(1-hydroxyethylene)diphosphonic acid,(1-hydroxyethylene)diphosphonic acid, Tetrapotassium Salt,1,1-hydroxyethylenediphosphonate,1-Hydroxyethane-1,1-Diphosphonate,1-Hydroxyethylidene-1,1-Bisphosphonate,Dicalcium EHDP,Dicalcium Etidronate,Didronel,Disodium 1-Hydroxyethylene Diphosphonate,Disodium Etidronate,Ethanehydroxyphosphate,Etidronate, Tetrapotassium Salt,HEDP,HEDSPA,Hydroxyethanediphosphonate,Hydroxyethylidene Diphosphonic Acid,Phosphonic acid, (1-hydroxyethylidene)bis-, disodium salt,Xidifon,Xidiphon,Xydiphone,1 Hydroxyethane 1,1 Diphosphonate,1 Hydroxyethylidene 1,1 Bisphosphonate,1,1 hydroxyethylenediphosphonate,1-Hydroxyethylene Diphosphonate, Disodium,Diphosphonate, Disodium 1-Hydroxyethylene,Diphosphonic Acid, Hydroxyethylidene,Disodium 1 Hydroxyethylene Diphosphonate,EHDP, Dicalcium,Etidronate, Dicalcium,Etidronate, Disodium,Etidronate, Sodium,Salt Etidronate, Tetrapotassium,Tetrapotassium Salt Etidronate
D018792	Encephalitis, Viral	Inflammation of brain parenchymal tissue as a result of viral infection. Encephalitis may occur as primary or secondary manifestation of TOGAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; ADENOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; FLAVIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; BUNYAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; PICORNAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; PARAMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; RETROVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; and ARENAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS.	Encephalomyelitis, Infectious, Viral,Infectious Encephalomyelitis, Viral,Viral Encephalitis,Encephalomyelitis, Viral Infectious,Viral Infectious Encephalomyelitis