Heterotopic ossification in victims of the London 7/7 bombings.
J R Army Med Corps
; 161(4): 345-7, 2015 Dec.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25645697
ABSTRACT
Heterotopic ossification (HO) is the formation of bone at extraskeletal sites. Over 60% of amputees injured by improvised explosive devices in the recent conflict in Afghanistan have developed HO, resulting in functional impairment. It is hypothesised that a key aetiological factor is the blast wave; however, other environmental and medical risk factors, which the casualties have been exposed to, have also been postulated. The suicide terrorist bombings in London in 2005 resulted in many blast-related casualties, many of whom were managed by the Royal London Hospital. This cohort of severely injured patients whose injuries also included trauma-related amputations shared some, but not all, of the risk factors identified in the military population. We reviewed these patients, in particular to assess the presence or absence of military-established risk factors for the formation of HO in these casualties.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Blast Injuries
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Ossification, Heterotopic
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Mass Casualty Incidents
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Bombs
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Amputation, Traumatic
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
J R Army Med Corps
Year:
2015
Document type:
Article
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