Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

HO prevention and the combined therapeutic protocol—do we really need it?

  • Letter to the editor
  • Published:
International Orthopaedics Aims and scope Submit manuscript

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

References

  1. Ashton LA, Bruce W, Goldberg J, Walsh W (2000) Prevention of heterotopic bone formation in high risk patients post-total hip arthroplasty. J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong) 8(2):53–57

    Google Scholar 

  2. D’Lima DD, Venn-Watson EJ, Tripuraneni P, Colwell CW (2001) Indomethacin versus radiation therapy for heterotopic ossification after hip arthroplasty. Orthopedics 24(12):1139–1143

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  3. Handel M, Brettschneider J, Kock FX, Anders S, Perlick L, Sell S (2004) Risk factors associated with heterotopic ossifications in primary total hip arthroplasty. Z Orthop Ihre Grenzgeb 142(5):564–570

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  4. Moed BR, Letournel E (1994 ) Low-dose irradiation and indomethacin prevent heterotopic ossification after acetabular fracture surgery. J Bone Joint Surg Br 76(6):895–900

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. Pakos EE, Pitouli EJ, Tsekeris PG, Papathanasopoulou V, Stafilas K, Xenakis TH (2006) Prevention of heterotopic ossification in high-risk patients with total hip arthroplasty: the experience of a combined therapeutic protocol. Int Orthop 30(2):79–83

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  6. Zehetgruber H, Grubl A, Goll A, Schwameis E, Wurnig C, Giurea A (2005) Prevention of heterotopic ossification after THA with indomethacin: analysis of risk factors. Z Orthop Ihre Grenzgeb 143(6):631–637

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Afyon Kocatepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Afyon, Turkey

    Kamil Cagri Kose, Oguz Cebesoy & Levent Altinel

  2. Osmangazi mah.105. sok No:63, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey

    Kamil Cagri Kose

Authors
  1. Kamil Cagri Kose
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Oguz Cebesoy
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Levent Altinel
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Kamil Cagri Kose.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Kose, K.C., Cebesoy, O. & Altinel, L. HO prevention and the combined therapeutic protocol—do we really need it?. International Orthopaedics (SICO 31, 133–134 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-006-0199-3

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-006-0199-3

Keywords

Search

Navigation