The impact of body mass index on heterotopic ossification.

Abstract

Despite similar surgical treatment and prophylactic measures (RT ± indomethacin), the risk of HO appears to significantly increase in patients with higher BMI after DAF. Higher single-fraction doses or multiple fractions and/or combination therapy with nonsteroidal inflammatory drugs may be of greater benefit to these patients.

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Subjects

• Acetabulum
• Adolescent
• Adult
• Aged
• Aged, 80 and over
• Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
• Body Mass Index
• Chi-Square Distribution
• Combined Modality Therapy
• Female
• Fractures, Bone
• Humans
• Incidence
• Indomethacin
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Ossification, Heterotopic
• Postoperative Care
• Postoperative Complications
• Radiotherapy Dosage
• Regression Analysis
• Retrospective Studies
• Young Adult

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Authors

• Waleed Fouad Mourad
• Satya Packianathan
• Rania A Shourbaji
• Zhen Zhang
• Mathew Graves
• Majid A Khan
• Michael C Baird
• George Russell
• Srinivasan Vijayakumar

Publication date

2012-03-20

Journal

Journal topics

• Radiobiology

Language

Eng.

Copyright

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA. Waleed246 [at] gmail.com

Release reference

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2012 Apr;82(5):e831-6

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