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Osteonecrosis, fractures, and protrusio acetabuli secondary to x-irradiation therapy for prostatic carcinoma. J Rheumatol 1987 Feb;14(1):165-70

Date

02/01/1987

Pubmed ID

3106631

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-0023091190 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   27 Citations

Abstract

Two years after pelvic irradiation for prostatic cancer, bilateral protrusio acetabuli and collapse of the right femoral head requiring prosthetic arthroplasty developed in a 73-year-old man with chronic rheumatoid arthritis. There was no evidence of metastases. Histologic evaluation showed empty lacunae in the bone but no evidence of obliterative endarteritis. Osteonecrosis and pathologic fractures constitute a rare complication of high voltage irradiation.

Author List

Csuka M, Brewer BJ, Lynch KL, McCarty DJ

Author

Mary Ellen Csuka MD Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Acetabulum
Adenocarcinoma
Aged
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Femur Head Necrosis
Fractures, Spontaneous
Humans
Male
Osteoradionecrosis
Prostatic Neoplasms
Pubic Bone
Radiation Injuries
Radiotherapy, High-Energy
Tomography, X-Ray Computed