Case Report
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World J Orthop. Aug 18, 2022; 13(8): 768-774
Published online Aug 18, 2022. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v13.i8.768
Bilateral hip heterotopic ossification with sciatic nerve compression on a paediatric patient–An individualized surgical approach: A case report
João Pedro Gouveia Nóbrega, Pedro Jordão, Joana Arcângelo
João Pedro Gouveia Nóbrega, Department of Orthopaedics, Hospital Dr. Nélio Mendonça, Funchal 9000-243, Portugal
Pedro Jordão, Joana Arcângelo, Department of Orthopaedics, Hospital Dona Estefânia, Lisboa 1169-045, Portugal
Author contributions: In terms of the revision, the first author Nóbrega JPG has complemented the text with the reviewers’ requests and the other authors corrected and complemented the text.
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Corresponding author: João Pedro Gouveia Nóbrega, MD, Surgeon, Department of Orthopaedics, Hospital Dr. Nélio Mendonça, Caminho do Arieiro nº46, Funchal 9000-243, Portugal. joaonobrega@campus.ul.pt
Received: September 5, 2021
Peer-review started: September 5, 2021
First decision: December 2, 2021
Revised: December 15, 2021
Accepted: July 18, 2022
Article in press: July 18, 2022
Published online: August 18, 2022
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Rare case of a post-stroke bilateral neurogenic heterotopic ossification of the hip with sciatic nerve entrapment in a paediatric patient with an individualised surgical approach for resection and release of the sciatic nerve.