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Synonyms for ossify

become bony

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make rigid and set into a conventional pattern

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cause to become hard and bony

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The fins developed sequentially and the ossification of fins completed at 30.57 +- 2.44 mm (36 DPH).
The patient was also found to have high PTH levels, subclinical hypothyroidism, and heterotopic ossifications. While patients with AHO are usually obese, the BMI level of our patient was in the underweight group according to the World Health Organization guidelines.
Acute airway obstruction secondary to vocal fold heterotopic ossification. Head and Neck Pathol.
Key words: Heterotopic ossification, gunshot, avian, golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos
Radiographs showed a heterotopic ossification in the middle third of the leg (Figure 1).
Ossification occurring in muscles and soft tissues is referred to as myositis ossificans.
The cumulative effect of the heterotopic ossification leads to severe disability which leads to being wheelchair ridden by the end of the third decade of life and ultimately death due to thoracic insufficiency syndrome.
In each case Celecoxib 200 mg was administered twice a day for 3 weeks as prophylaxis against heterotopic ossification.
Key Words: Spinal cord injury, deep vein thrombosis, heterotopic ossification, physiotherapy
Barden, "Limited range of motion caused by heterotopic ossifications in primary total knee arthroplasty: a retrospective study of 27/191 cases," Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, vol.
Various factors have been identified as being causes of suprascapular nerve entrapment including the variations in the suprascapular notch along with the variations of suprascapular ligament ossifications.
The radiographs of the affected extremity (Figure 1) reveal fine granular densities that represent ossifications in the subcutaneous tissue, independent of the veins, and can be further confirmed on venography.
[Risk factors associated with heterotopic ossifications in primary total hip arthroplasty] Z Orthop Ihre Grenzgeb.