Table 2 A brief summary about patients associated with HO following encephalitis
Authors | Age/gender | Time of coma | The affected joints | Locations | Therapies | Consequence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tay [18] et al. | 26/female | 28 days | Bilateral hips | Image of CT showed: medial aspect of upper thighs | Surgery and radiotherapy | No recurrence and moderate gain in the rage of motion |
Jayasundara [8] et al. | 21/male | 35 days | Bilateral hips and right elbow | CT showed: anterior,posterior and lateral aspects of both hips, | Surgery and physiotherapy | No recurrence and have acceptable range of movements at the affected joints |
Radiograph of the pelvis showed: anteroposterior | ||||||
Saito [30] et al. | 26/female | 40 days | Bilateral knees | CT showed: Large area of the left distal femur and small area of right knee | Surgery and 800 mg daily of etidronate disodium | Slight recurrence occurred 3 weeks after surgery |
An [7] et al. | 38/female | 13 months | Right shoulder and left elbow | Unknown | Excision,physical and diphosphonate postoperation | No recurrence and the range of motion improved markedly |
Ours case | 47/male | 1 month | Both hips and knees | interior aspect of both the femoral necks and the peripheral areas of knee-joints, especially interior | Excision and 200 mg daily of Celecoxib | No recurrence and walk independently |