Radiotherapy for osteoarthritis of the ankle and tarsal joints-analysis of 66 joints.

Matthias G HautmannMatthias HippUlrich NeumaierFelix StegerSilke BrockmannMarius TreutweinAntonio ErnstbergerTobias EttlOliver KölblChristoph Süß

Published in: Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] (2019)

Radiotherapy of ankle and tarsal osteoarthritis is an effective treatment without showing side effects. All analysed subgroups show a good response to radiotherapy for at least 24 months.

Keyphrases

early stage
locally advanced
radiation therapy
radiation induced
rheumatoid arthritis
knee osteoarthritis
rectal cancer
combination therapy
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