Báo cáo khoa học: " Long-term results of radiotherapy for periarthritis of the shoulder: a retrospective evaluation"

Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Radiation Oncology cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài: " Long-term results of radiotherapy for periarthritis of the shoulder: a retrospective evaluation. | Radiation Oncology BioMed Central Research Open Access Long-term results of radiotherapy for periarthritis of the shoulder a retrospective evaluation Marcus Niewald f Jochen Fleckensteinh Susanne Naumann and Christian Ruebef Address Dept. of Radiooncology Saarland University Hospital Kirrberger D-66421 Homburg Germany Email Marcus Niewald - ramnie@ Jochen Fleckenstein - rajfle@ Susanne Naumann - Christian Ruebe - radonk@ Corresponding author fEqual contributors Published 14 September 2007 Received 15 May 2007 Accepted 14 September 2007 Radiation Oncology 2007 2 34 doi 1748-717X-2-34 This article is available from http content 2 1 34 2007 Niewald et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background To evaluate retrospectively the results of radiotherapy for periarthritis of the shoulder Methods In 1983-2004 141 patients were treated all had attended at least one follow-up examination. 19 had had pain for several weeks 66 for months and 14 for years. Shoulder motility was impaired in 137 140 patients. Nearly all patients had taken oral analgesics 81 had undergone physiotherapy five patients had been operated on and six had been irradiated. Radiotherapy was applied using regular anterior-posterior opposing portals and Co-60 gamma rays or 4 MV photons. 89 of the patients received a total dose of 6 Gy dose fraction of 1 Gy twice weekly the others had total doses ranging from 4 to 8 Gy. The patients and the referring doctors were given written questionnaires in order to obtain long-term results. The mean duration of follow-up was years 0-20 years . Results During the first .