FIBRODYSPLASIA OSSIFICANS PROGRESSIVA - DIAGNOSIS AND REHABILITATION CHALLENGE

Progressiva (FOP) is a rare genetic condition, characterized by congenital malformation of the great toes and progressive heterotopic ossification of connective tissue. Most patients with FOP are misdiagnosed early in life before the appearance of heterotopic ossification and undergo diagnostic procedures that can aggravate the disease process causing lifelong disability. They may become wheel chair bound by the third decade of life.