Day-before-surgery radiotherapy matched diclofenac for heterotopic ossification prevention
A single 7 Gy fraction delivered 20–28 hours before hip arthroplasty produced similar heterotopic ossification rates to postoperative diclofenac.
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benign-disease
Preoperative radiotherapy accompanied functional improvement after revision surgery for knee arthrofibrosis
Range of motion improved by nearly 29° after revision arthroplasty preceded by 8 Gy, with parallel improvements in pain and function.
Low-dose radiotherapy produced durable benefit in refractory plantar fasciitis
Low-dose radiotherapy produced sustained pain, function and quality-of-life improvement after conservative treatment and shock-wave therapy had failed.