Open AccessRisk of Pelvic Fractures in Older Women Following Pelvic Irradiation
Author(s) -
Nancy N. Baxter,
Elizabeth B. Habermann,
Joel E. Tepper,
Sara Durham,
Beth A Virnig
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.294.20.2587
Subject(s) - medicine , pelvic fracture , confounding , radiation therapy , retrospective cohort study , cervical cancer , incidence (geometry) , anal cancer , epidemiology , surgery , cancer , pelvis , physics , optics
Pelvic fractures, including hip fractures, are a major source of morbidity and mortality in older women. Although therapeutic pelvic irradiation could increase the risk of such fractures, this effect has not been studied.
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