Heterotopic Ossification After Multiligament Knee Injury Is Associated With Knee-Spanning External Fixation and Central Nervous System Trauma
The incidence of HO after MLKI was 35%. KSEF and CNS trauma were independently associated with HO. Recognition of these risk factors may help identify at-risk patients for closer monitoring and consideration of HO prophylaxis and should therefore be included in the decision-making strategy for KSEF versus early surgical treatment after MLKI.
Authors
- Michael J. Medvecky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1481-3232)
- Wasif Islam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3241-1571)
- Annie Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0560-7525)
- Ekrem Ayhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6923-3449)
- Nancy Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7643-1507)
- Sarah Levitt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3553-2851)
- Zhiqian Song
- L. Katz
- Meghana Nair
- Fangyong Li
- Jay Moran
Institutions
- Yale University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/23259671261416523
- Primary Topic
- Heterotopic Ossification and Related Conditions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00