A 63-year-old man who was seeking care for his knee pain was taken aback to hear the unexpected diagnosis of penile ossification. The man, as reported in the September issue of Urology Case ...

Heterotopic ossification (HO) is the de novo formation of bone at extraskeletal sites. This abnormal bone growth can be found clinically as a result of trauma or as a complication after surgeries such ...

All bones develop in the same way in a process called ossification ... Inadequate vitamin D can lead to abnormal bone growth, fractures, or rickets in newborns. But talk with your healthcare ...

Repeat x-rays (Figures 2A, B) showed that the patellae had increased in size as expected with normal growth-related ossification. Irregular bilateral patellar margins were again seen along with ...

This disorder stems primarily from gain-of-function mutations in the fibroblast growth factor ... endochondral ossification, reduced chondrocyte proliferation, and abnormal bone formation.

However, it caused significant reduction in fetal bodyweight and increased frequency of growth ... bone development, cervical and coccygeal vertebral hypoplasia, and poor ossification of the ...