Surgical Treatment of a Type IIIA Open Tibia Fracture in a Patient with Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva
Abstract
CASE: A 64-year-old woman with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) sustained a Gustilo-Anderson type III open tibia and fibula fracture. She underwent debridement, irrigation, open reduction and internal fixation, and primary closure, followed by postoperative corticosteroids. A nondisplaced peri-implant fracture slowed recovery 3.5 months postoperatively, but she improved steadily and subjectively regained 90% of baseline function at 1 year, without significant heterotopic bone formation. CONCLUSION: In FOP patients with open fractures, standard surgical management and careful postoperative inflammation control can yield favorable outcomes. An interdisciplinary approach is critical for the safe care of patients with this rare pathology.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Heterotopic Ossification and Related Conditions
Bone Tumor Diagnosis and Treatments
Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- JBJS Case Connector
- Publisher
- Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
- Volume
- 16
- Issue
- 1
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Language
- EN