Living with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva: radiological images of a patient with extensive heterotopic ossification

• Main Authors: Mohammed Mostafa Kotb, Omar, Usama Farghaly, Kaliya-Perumal, Arun-Kumar
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Medicine, Health and Life Sciences; Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva; Heterotopic ossification
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/169492; https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/13/10/1711
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is an exceptionally rare genetic disorder characterized by the progressive formation of heterotopic bone in soft tissues. Here, we present the radiological findings of an 18-year-old female diagnosed with FOP who had severe spinal and right-upper-limb abno...