ARTHROPLASTY

According to the Brooker classification system for grading heterotopic ossification (HO) following total hip arthroplasty, Grade IV is characterized by which radiographic finding?

A Islands of bone within the soft tissues about the hip
B Bone spurs from the pelvis or femur leaving more than 1 cm between opposing bone surfaces
C Bone spurs leaving less than 1 cm between opposing bone surfaces
D Apparent radiographic bony ankylosis of the hip joint