1.
N J Med
; 90(9): 672-4, 1993 Sep.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8233111
RESUMO
Radiation therapy has been shown to be the most effective prophylactic measure against heterotopic ossification (HO) in surgically repaired hip fractures. Current research is seeking the minimum effective dose of radiation. The authors present four case reports and a review of the literature on HO.
Assuntos
Fraturas do Quadril/cirurgia , Ossificação Heterotópica/prevenção & controle , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/prevenção & controle , Adulto , Feminino , Fraturas do Quadril/radioterapia , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Ossificação Heterotópica/radioterapia , Período Pós-Operatório , Resultado do Tratamento
2.
Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol)
; 5(1): 63-4, 1993.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8424918
RESUMO
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.