Injured Marines At Risk For Abnormal Bone Growth
Friday, May 1, 2009 - 09:28
in Health & Medicine
Marines and other military personnel who are wounded in combat as the result of a high-energy trauma, such as a bomb blast, are likely to develop an abnormality known as heterotopic ossification. In this condition, bone forms within the soft tissues, such as muscle located near a fracture or other bone injury.