Osteosarcoma following single fraction radiation prophylaxis for heterotopic ossification

Radiotherapy for prophylaxis of heterotopic ossification (HO) is commonly used in high risk patients following orthopedic surgery. While treatment is effective and can prevent morbidity associated with HO, with any dose of radiation there is a concern of a radiation induced malignancy. Here we a rep...

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Main Authors: Farris, Michael K, Chowdhry, Varun K, Lemke, Sheila, Kilpatrick, Mary, Lacombe, Michael
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3488033/