Lumbar vertebral osteoradionecrosis: a rare case report with 10-year follow-up and brief literature review

Lumbar vertebral osteoradionecrosis: a rare case report with 10-year follow-up and brief literature review

Abstract Background Osteoradionecrosis (ORN) is a complication that occurs after radiotherapy for head or neck malignancies. ORN of the spine is rare, with only few cases affecting the cervical spine reported to date. To our knowledge, no case of lumbar ORN has been reported. We report a rare case o...

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Main Authors: Cong Jin, Minghua Xie, Wengqing Liang, Yu Qian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Subjects:
Lumbar vertebrae
Spine
Osteoradionecrosis
Rare case
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-019-3024-z

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