Low-dose radiotherapy for painful osteoarthritis of the elderly: A multicenter analysis of 970 patients with 1185 treated sites.

Alexander RühleElisabeth TkotschRainer MravlagErik HaehlSimon K B SpohnConstantinos ZamboglouPeter E HuberJürgen DebusAnca-Ligia GrosuTanja SpraveNils Henrik Nicolay

Published in: Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] (2021)

Low-dose radiotherapy results in pain reduction in about two-thirds of treated sites with no difference relating to increasing age, showing that radiotherapy is an effective analgesic treatment for osteoarthritis even at advanced ages.

Keyphrases

low dose
early stage
locally advanced
radiation therapy
radiation induced
high dose
rheumatoid arthritis
neuropathic pain
chronic pain
knee osteoarthritis
squamous cell carcinoma
pain management
cross sectional
spinal cord injury
clinical trial
anti inflammatory
combination therapy
replacement therapy