Neuromuscular electrical stimulation and testosterone did not influence heterotopic ossification size after spinal cord injury: A case series

Table 1 Physical characteristics of two paraplegic men with heterotopic ossification growth in their femur bones

	Subject A	Subject B
Age (yr)	49	31
Weight (kg)	106.5	93
Height (cm)	188.5	181.5
BMI (kg/m2)	30	28.4
Ethnicity	AA	W
LOI	T4	T8
TSI (yr)	24	5
AIS	A	A
Cause	GSW	Fall
HO	Right leg	Both legs

BMI: Body mass index; LOI: Level of injury; W: White; AA: African American; TSI: Time since injury; AIS: American spinal cord injury impairment scale classification; GSW: Gunshot wound; HO: Heterotopic ossification.

Table 2 Baseline and post-interventions results of two paraplegic men with heterotopic ossification growth in their femur bones

	Subject A		Subject B
	Baseline	Post-intervention	Baseline	Post-intervention
Whole thigh muscle CSA (cm2)-right	155.3 ± 26	170 ± 29	138 ± 18	156 ± 18
Knee extensor CSA (cm2)-right	60 ± 10	71 ± 12	62 ± 8	66 ± 6
Subperiosteal femoral bone CSA (cm2)-right			9.2 ± 1.3	9.4 ± 1
HO CSA (cm2)-right	24 ± 11	23 ± 11	3.6 ± 2	3.7 ± 1.9
Whole thigh muscle CSA (cm2)-left			124 ± 18	132 ± 19
Knee extensor CSA (cm2)-left			62 ± 8	66 ± 6
Subperiosteal femoral bone CSA (cm2)-left			13 ± 4	13 ± 4
HO CSA (cm2)-left			3.6 ± 2	3.7 ± 1.9

CSA: Cross-sectional area; HO: Heterotopic ossification.