Rapamycin treatment prevents crippling abnormal bone formation after severe limb injuries
(WorldNews Netherlands)

Significant benefits seen after treatment with FDA-approved drug in rodent model of blast-related limb injury hold promise for first effective treatment to prevent trauma-induced heterotopic ossification (HO) formation, according to a new report in The American Journal of Pathology Philadelphia, PA, October 11, 2017 Individuals who experience severe injuries to their extremities, whether due to military combat or other trauma, often develop abnormal extra-skeletal bone in the damaged or healing tissue, a process known as heterotopic ossification (HO). This post-traumatic abnormal wound healing can interfere with recovery, causing chronic pain, reduced mobility, and impaired prosthetic limb...