International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics

The most recent articles from: Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. November 2004

Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. · Nov 2004

Meta Analysis

Radiotherapy vs. nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for the prevention of heterotopic ossification after major hip procedures: a meta-analysis of randomized trials.

To evaluate the efficacy of radiotherapy (RT) vs. nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in the prevention of heterotopic ossification (HO) after major hip procedures. ⋯ Although absolute differences may be small, postoperative RT is on average more effective than NSAIDs in preventing HO after major hip procedures, and its efficacy is dose dependent.

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