Surgical management of bilateral hip fractures in a patient with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva treated with the RAR- γ agonist palovarotene: a case report

Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is an ultra-rare disorder marked by painful, recurrent flare-ups and heterotopic ossification (HO) in soft and connective tissues, which can be idiopathic or provoke...

Source: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders - April 3, 2020 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Sukhmani Singh, Joseph Kidane, Kelly L. Wentworth, Daria Motamedi, Saam Morshed, Andrew E. Schober and Edward C. Hsiao Tags: Case report Source Type: research