Recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein 2-induced heterotopic ossification of the retroperitoneum, psoas muscle, pelvis and abdominal wall following lumbar spinal fusion

Skeletal Radiol. 2010 May;39(5):501-4. doi: 10.1007/s00256-010-0890-8. Epub 2010 Feb 18.

Abstract

A 45-year-old man presented with vertebral collapse at L5 as an initial manifestation of multiple myeloma and underwent spinal fusion surgery using recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2). Subsequent computed tomography (CT) scans and X-rays revealed heterotopic ossification of the left psoas muscle, pelvis, and anterior abdominal wall. While the occurrence of heterotopic ossification has previously been reported when rhBMP-2 has been used for spinal fusion surgery, this case demonstrates that it can occur to a much greater degree than previously seen.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Wall
  • Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 / adverse effects*
  • Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 / genetics
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Muscular Diseases / chemically induced*
  • Muscular Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Ossification, Heterotopic / chemically induced*
  • Ossification, Heterotopic / diagnostic imaging
  • Pelvis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Radiography, Abdominal*
  • Recombinant Proteins / adverse effects*
  • Spinal Fusion / adverse effects*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • BMP2 protein, human
  • Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2
  • Recombinant Proteins