Ossification test is conducted to determine when a suspect is minor or not. Ossification is the process of bone formation that occurs in humans from infancy until the end of their adolescent stage.

Heterotopic ossification (HO) is the de novo formation of bone at extraskeletal sites. This abnormal bone growth can be found ... By applying our cell-based gene therapy system to induce HO, we hope ...

Osteochondrosis of the primary ossification center (Köhler's disease of the patella), however, is infrequently described in the literature. Our case seems to be the first case of isolated painful ...