Combined treatment with chemoradiotherapy, according to the scheme of Macdonald, in diagnosed patients with gastric cancer, after radical curative surgery is a well tolerated treatment, with a low degree of acute toxicity, thus the treatment compliance is not difficult.
Heterotopic ossification or ectopic bone formation represents a widely known complication after surgery involving joint spaces. Posttraumatic heterotopic ossification can be found at any site. The most common postsurgical site is the hip following total hip arthroplasty. This review explores the treatment options to prevent ectopic bone formation after major surgery of hip, especially, the role of radiotherapy.
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