Risk factors for pathological fracture in patients with mandibular osteoradionecrosis

Abstract Osteoradionecrosis (ORN) often results in pathological fractures through progression. We aimed to identify the risk factors for pathological fracture in patients with mandibular ORN. Seventy-four patients with mandibular ORN were included in this retrospective study. We investigated various...

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Main Authors: Hiroaki Ohori, Eiji Iwata, Daisuke Takeda, Junya Kusumoto, Takumi Hasegawa, Masaya Akashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-30735-4