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If heteropic ossification formed after surgery on lower back would it present as a large hard circular lump under the scar? would fb test show?
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Xray/MRI: I suggest both soft tissue xrays and MRI of the surical site if there was no metal implanted in your back.
Answered 3/20/2021
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