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Ossification, Heterotopic
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Definition
: The development of bony substance in normally soft structures.
See Also
Synostosis
Examples
Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament
Other names
Ossification, Pathologic; Pathological Ossification; Heterotopic Ossification; Ectopic Ossification; Pathologic Ossification; Ossification, Pathological; Ossification, Ectopic
Substance
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Categories
Source
Eagle syndrome
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*Ossification, Heterotopic
Temporal Bone/abnormalities.
Leri pleonosteosis
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*Hand Deformities, Congenital
*Joint Diseases/congenital
*Ossification, Heterotopic
*Facies.
Desbuquois syndrome
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*Dwarfism
*Joint Instability
*Ossification, Heterotopic
*Polydactyly
*Craniofacial Abnormalities.