New study finds way to stop excessive bone growth following trauma or surgery
Wednesday, September 23, 2009 - 11:07
in Health & Medicine
(PHILADELPHIA) -- A recent United States Army study found that excessive bone growth, also known as heterotopic ossificiation (HO), affects up to 70 percent of soldiers who are severely wounded during combat. A much smaller percentage of the civilian population also suffers from HO following trauma or invasive surgery.