Ossification is where calcium salts gather in soft tissue. This causes an extraskeletal bone to form. Rejecting the advice of his doctors, the man left the hospital.

Heterotopic ossification, or HO, is a condition that largely occurs in patients after spinal cord injuries when the soft tissues of the hip surrounding the joints become ossified with bone spurs.

Scientists have identified how Discoidin Domain Receptor 2 (DDR2) enhances Bone Morphogenetic Protein (BMP)-dependent bone regeneration while mitigating the risk of heterotopic ossification (HO ...

Jesus L. Naldo, Jaime H. Samour, Thomas A. Bailey, Radiographic Monitoring of the Ossification of Long Bones in Houbara (Chlamydotis undulata macqueenii) and Rufous-Crested (Eupodotis ruficrista) ...

On January 2, 2025, a study (DOI: 10.1038/s41413-024-00391-z) published in Bone Research unveiled the pivotal role of Discoidin Domain Receptor 2 (DDR2) in BMP signaling. Conducted by a team at ...