Optimal Timing of Preoperative Radiation for Prophylaxis Against Heterotopic Ossification by Mustasim N. Rumi, Gurvinder S. Deol, Jason A. Bergandi, Kishor P. Singapuri, and Vincent D. Pellegrini J Bone Joint Surg Am Volume 87(2): February 1, 2005 ©2005 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Modification of the scale described by Brooker et al.32 for grading heterotopic ossification in rabbits. Mustasim N. Rumi et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2005;87: ©2005 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
The radiation field included the hip joint, trochanters, and abductor muscles. Mustasim N. Rumi et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2005;87: ©2005 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Irradiation at twenty-four hours prior to the operation was the most effective for prophylaxis against heterotopic ossification. Mustasim N. Rumi et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2005;87: ©2005 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Comparison of a hip in the twenty-four-hour group (left, with grade-0 heterotopic ossification) with one in the seventy-two-hour group (right, with grade-III heterotopic ossification) demonstrates superior efficacy of the radiation administered twenty-four... Mustasim N. Rumi et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2005;87: ©2005 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.