Pathological femur fracture secondary to radiation therapy for soft tissue sarcoma.
Bone fracture is a well known possible late complication of radiation treatment. Little has been written about fractures of long bones after irradiation. We present a case of femur bone necrosis secondary to postoperative radiation for a soft tissue sarcoma of the thigh 20 years earlier. Fixation of the diaphyseal fracture and radiological evolution are described.
Conill
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Department of Radiation Oncology (ICMHO), Musculoskeletal Oncology Unit, Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomédiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain. cconill@clinic.ub.es
Tomás
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Combalia-Aleu
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Palacín
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Planas
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Maurel
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D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D005269:Femur / Q000473:pathology / Q000528:radiation effects; D006801:Humans; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000532:radiotherapy*