Our data suggest that there is higher incidence and risk of HO if prophylactic RT is significantly delayed after a displaced acetabular fracture. Thus, RT should be administered as early as clinically possible after the trauma.
Patients undergoing RT >3 weeks from their displaced acetabular fracture should be informed of the higher risk (>90%) of developing HO despite prophylaxis.
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Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA. Waleed246 [at] gmail.com
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2012 Mar;82(3):e339-44
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