Deep Venous Thrombosis and Heterotopic Ossification in the Patients with Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury.
- Author:
Ueon Woo RAH
1
;
Hwa Sook KIM
;
Hae Won MOON
;
Il Young LEE
;
Jae Ho EOM
;
Jong Bin LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ajou University School of Medicine, Korea. horanggirl@naver.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Heterotopic ossification;
Deep venous thrombosis;
Spinal cord injury
- MeSH:
Diagnosis;
Humans;
Incidence;
Medical Records;
Ossification, Heterotopic*;
Phlebography;
Risk Factors;
Spinal Cord Injuries*;
Spinal Cord*;
Ultrasonography;
Venous Thrombosis*
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
2003;27(3):349-354
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the incidence, time of onset, and risk factors of deep vein thrombosis asssociated with heterotopic ossification in patients with spinal cord injury. METHOD: The medical records of 201 patients with spinal cord injury were reviewed. Duplex ultrasound and/or venography were used for the diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis and 3 phase bone scan and/or plain radiologic studies were used for the diagnosis of heterotopic ossification. RESULTS: Whereas the incidence of heterotopic ossification and deep vein thrombosis in this population were 10.0% and 4.5%, respectively, 55.5% of the individuals with deep vein thrombosis developed heterotopic ossification. The overall incidence of coexistence of deep vein thrombosis and heterotopic ossification was 2.5%. The significant difference between the occurrence of heterotopic ossification and deep vein thrombosis in this SCI population reached statistical significance (Fisher's exact test p<0.005). CONCLUSION: The results of this study suggest that there exists an association between the occurrence of deep vein thrombosis and heterotopic ossification following SCI.
