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Heterotopic Ossification of the Indirect Head of the Rectus Femoris Cover

Heterotopic Ossification of the Indirect Head of the Rectus Femoris

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|Nov 2024

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Figure 1 A‑B.

Conventional radiography shows an elongated, well circumscribed heterotopic ossification projecting superolaterally to the anterior inferior iliac spine (AIIS) (arrows). There is also cam deformity with loss of concavity of the femoral head‑neck junction.

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Figure 2

Magnetic Resonance Imaging shows mature HO containing fatty bone marrow along the course of the indirect head of the rectus femoris (arrow) on sagittal T1‑weighted images.

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Figure 3 A‑B.

Computed Tomography confirms HO with elongated morphology superior to the acetabular rim (arrows).

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/jbsr.3750 | Journal eISSN: 2514-8281
Language: English
Submitted on: Aug 29, 2024
Accepted on: Oct 17, 2024
Published on: Nov 7, 2024
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2024 Rob Vernelen, Filip M. Vanhoenacker, published by Ubiquity Press
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