Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
J Spinal Cord Med. 2022 May;45(3):476-480. doi: 10.1080/10790268.2020.1760507. Epub 2020 May 12.
Heterotopic ossification is characterized by abnormal growth of bone in soft tissues. Neurogenic heterotopic ossification is also closely related to central nervous system injuries and has been reported to respond to radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy. In this case, a radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy (five times per week, lasted for almost one year) was applied to a patient with neurogenic heterotopic ossification on the left hip as a result of spinal cord injury. Throughout the treatment session, the heterotopic ossification lesion was gradually diminished, associated with the increase in joint range of motion, pain mitigation and decrease in serum alkaline phosphatase level. Long-term radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy offers a promising therapeutic alternative for neurogenic heterotopic ossification.
异位骨化的特征是软组织中异常生长的骨骼。神经源性异位骨化也与中枢神经系统损伤密切相关，已报道对放射状体外冲击波治疗有反应。在这种情况下，一名因脊髓损伤导致左侧髋关节神经源性异位骨化的患者接受了放射状体外冲击波治疗（每周 5 次，持续近一年）。在整个治疗过程中，异位骨化病变逐渐减少，关节活动度增加，疼痛减轻，血清碱性磷酸酶水平降低。长期放射状体外冲击波治疗为神经源性异位骨化提供了一种有前途的治疗选择。
