Excision of Heterotopic Ossification from around hip replacement.

A 73 year old gentleman presented with a 5 year history of pain and marked stiffness around his right total hip replacement. His X-rays showed the presences of heterotopic ossification(new boneformation)around the hip joint. This was the cause of the pain and stiffness.He underwent surgical excision of the bone along with prophylaxis against more HO formations with radiotherapy and indomethacin treatment. His function inproved significantly and his pain resolved following surgery.

Pre-operative Xray

Post-operative X-ray

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