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Pathological fracture after radiotherapy: systematic review of literature.

Cláudio Beling Gonçalves SoaresIvana Duval de AraújoBruno Jannotti PáduaJosé Carlos Souza VilelaRodrigo Henriques Reis SouzaLuiz Eduardo Moreira Teixeira
Published in: Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) (2019)
There is no consensus in the literature on the factors related to the development of fractures, with radiation dose, previous tumor size and periosteal detachment being suggested as potential factors.
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