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Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol)
; 5(1): 63-4, 1993.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8424918
ABSTRACT
A patient suffering from thalassaemia, with extreme osteoporosis, coarse trabeculation and cortical thinning of the bones, developed a pathological fracture of the left hip. This was treated by a single dose of radiotherapy. It is suggested that the radiotherapy facilitated the healing process by eliminating the causative factor of the fracture, which was the expanding and over-proliferating bone marrow.