Heterotopic ossification with concurrent chronic osteomyelitis of the leg following licking of a wound by a domesticated dog.

Introduction: HO with concurrent chronic osteomyelitis is extremely rare. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first case in the English-language literature with wound infection and mature HO with chronic osteomyelitis caused by mixed infection of Pasteurella canis, Peptoniphilus coxii, Peptostreptococcus canis, and Fusobacterium nucleatum following licking of a wound by a domesticated dog.

Case Report: A 49-year-old female with a painful, swollen, and purulent wound with bone exposure, measuring 2.