Postoperative Bowel Perforation due to Heterotopic Ossification (Myositis Ossificans Traumatica): A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Figure 1
Intraoperative photographs demonstrating the (a) location of 3 mm × 1 cm heterotopic ossification within inferior midline wound and repaired small bowel perforation. Arrow denotes heterotopic ossification emanating from the wound. (b) Additional area of heterotopic ossification, 7 mm × 2.3 cm, in superior aspect of the wound. Arrow denotes heterotopic ossification emanating from the wound.
