The discussion also covers the management of common long - term complications such as heterotopic ossification, in which solid masses of bone begin growing inappropriately within soft tissues
near blast injury sites, and the formation of blood clots in the extremities and lungs, which occurs at a high rate in DCBI survivors.
Both groups of veterans who were
near an explosion, regardless of whether they had TBI symptoms, showed a significant amount of
injury compared to the veterans not exposed to a
blast.