title: [Radiotherapy for prevention of postoperative periarticular calcinosis. Using fractionated irradiation after total endoprosthesis of the hip joint].
abstract: According to the Literature, and confirmed by our own experience, fractionated postoperative radiation administered after total hip replacement can, with a high degree of reliability (13 out of 14 patients), prevent postoperative ossification. At least in the case of elderly patients beyond the age of procreation, it is superior to alternative therapeutic measures (biphosphonates, prostaglandin synthesis inhibitors).
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Strahlentherapie, Universität Marburg/Lahn.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Merte
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D010315:Particle Accelerators; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage
vernacular_title: Strahlentherapie zur Prophylaxe von postoperativen periartikulären Verkalkungen. Nutzen einer fraktionierten Bestrahlung nach Totalendoprothese des Hüftgelenks.