Impact of Heterotopic Ossification on Functional Recovery in Acute Spinal Cord Injury.

: In spinal cord injury (SCI), heterotopic ossification is a frequent secondary complication, commonly associated with limited range of motion of affected joints, which could lead to secondary disability in activities of daily living. Additionally, heterotopic ossifications might challenge the effect of regeneration-promoting therapies on neurological and functional recovery. This study evaluated the impact of heterotopic ossification on clinical recovery within the first year after SCI.

Prediction of functional recovery by cardiac magnetic resonance feature tracking imaging in first time ST-elevation myocardial infarction. Comparison to infarct size and transmurality by late gadolinium enhancement.

Purpose: To investigate whether myocardial deformation imaging, assessed by feature tracking cardiac magnetic resonance (FTI-CMR), would allow objective quantification of myocardial strain and estimation of functional recovery in patients with first time ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).

Methods: Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging was performed in 74 consecutive patients 2-4 days after successfully reperfused STEMI, using a 1.5T CMR scanner (Philips Achieva).