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Giant, Ankylosing Ilio-femoral Heterotopic Ossification in a 50-year-old Male Patient with Paraplegia after Myelic Fracture of the T12 Vertebra. Case Report Cover

Giant, Ankylosing Ilio-femoral Heterotopic Ossification in a 50-year-old Male Patient with Paraplegia after Myelic Fracture of the T12 Vertebra. Case Report

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|Nov 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jim-2024-0001 | Journal eISSN: 2501-8132 | Journal ISSN: 2501-5974
Language: English
Page range: 35 - 40
Submitted on: Jun 18, 2024
Accepted on: Aug 30, 2024
Published on: Nov 28, 2025
Published by: Asociatia Transilvana de Terapie Transvasculara si Transplant KARDIOMED
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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