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11409557

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-6-18
pubmed:abstractText
Twenty-seven consecutive patients at high risk of developing heterotopic ossifications (HO) after implantation of a hydroxyapatite (HA)-coated hip prosthesis were irradiated with a single dose of 7 Gy, at least 4 h before the operation. The femoral stem was not shielded during radiotherapy (RT). After a median follow-up of 14.8 months, no clinically significant HO could be found, while 12 (52%) patients in this high-risk population had only minor HO (grade I). No reoperation was needed, and no evidence of prosthesis migration was observed. We conclude that single-dose, preoperative RT for HA-coated hip prosthesis can effectively inhibit HO. Not blocking the femoral stem does not result in prosthesis migration.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0936-8051
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
121
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
271-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Preoperative radiotherapy without femoral shielding for prevention of heterotopic ossification in hydroxyapatite-coated hip prostheses.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiotherapy, Triemli Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland. dantaussky@hotmail.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article