In:
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume, British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery, Vol. 83-B, No. 3 ( 2001-04), p. 332-334
Abstract:
We present nine patients (five men and four women) who underwent surgical excision of clinically significant heterotopic ossification at the elbow. They also received perioperative radiation therapy using total doses between 600 and 1000 cGy. Five received fractionated radiotherapy, with two fractions of 500 cGy applied on the first two postoperative days, and the remaining four were irradiated with single doses of 600 and 700 cGy. After a mean period of observation of 7.7 months (6 to 13) none had radiological recurrence of heterotopic ossification and eight showed clinical improvement. Assessment of the functional outcome showed a mean improvement in the Morrey score from 33.3 to 84.5 points indicating a high therapeutic efficacy of prophylactic irradiation.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0301-620X
,
2044-5377
DOI:
10.1302/0301-620X.83B3.0830332
Language:
English
Publisher:
British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery
Publication Date:
2001
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2697480-0
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2039886-4
