ROENTGEN MANIFESTATIONS OF RADIATION INJURIES OF BONES:A CLINICAL AND RADIOLOGIC ANALYSIS OF 17 CASES
- VernacularTitle:辐射所致骨损害17例的X线表现
- Author:
Zhong CHEN
;
Yue TIAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Radiation injuries Osteomyelitis Fluoroscopy
- From:
Medical Journal of Chinese People's Liberation Army
1981;0(04):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Based on a clinical and radiological study of radiation injuries of the bones in the 17 cases, the relationship between the osseous changes and the radiation dosage and between the time from radiation therapy and the onset of the radiographic osseous changes were discussed. The authors found that the degree of local skin infection might determine the type of its underneath osseous injuries, i. e. being either "septic" (osteomyelitic) or "aseptic" (bone atrophic) radionecrosis, and it might also determine the time when the osseous changes appeared on the radiogram. It was found that radiation injuries of the bone could be distinguished from bone metastases. The authors suggest that a regular X-ray follow-up of the bones that had received a heavy dose of radiation should be made in order to reveal bone atrophy as early as posible and to remind the patient to avoid any trauma and infection.
