Prospective Evaluation of Low-Dose External Beam Radiotherapy (LD-EBRT) for Painful Trapeziometacarpal Osteoarthritis (Rhizarthrosis) on Pain, Function, and Quality of Life to Calculate the Required Number of Patients for a Prospective Randomized Study

Prospective Evaluation of Low-Dose External Beam Radiotherapy (LD-EBRT) for Painful Trapeziometacarpal Osteoarthritis (Rhizarthrosis) on Pain, Function, and Quality of Life to Calculate the Required Number of Patients for a Prospective Randomized Study

<i>Background:</i> Retrospective studies have described the effectiveness of low-dose radiotherapy (LD-EBRT) in painful arthrosis of small finger joints, but two recent prospective studies have yielded ambiguous results. To generate accurate data for the planning of a trial, we conducted...

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Main Authors: Robert Michael Hermann, Annika Trillmann, Jan-Niklas Becker, Alexander Kaltenborn, Mirko Nitsche, Mike Ruettermann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Series:Medical Sciences
Subjects:
trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis
thumb carpometacarpal
rhizarthrosis
low-dose radiotherapy
osteoarthritis
TMC arthrosis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3271/9/4/66

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