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Ekin Medical Publishing, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 1(46), p. 72-76, 2012

DOI: 10.3944/aott.2012.2529

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Heterotopic bone formation following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with BPTB autograft

Journal article published in 2012 by Cengiz Sen, Gökhan Polat, Mehmet Aşık, Mehmet Erdil
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.

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Abstract

In this study, we present a 36-year-old male patient who developed heterotopic ossification after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction performed using bone-patellar tendon-bone autograft harvested from the 1/3 middle part of the patellar tendon. This ossified part, which restricted range of motion of the affected knee, was excised surgically 1 year after diagnosis. Physical examination, conducted 36 months later, revealed the achievement of full range of motion without any complaints or recurrences. Heterotopic ossification following ACL reconstruction is a very rare complication, which should be removed with open surgery.