RESUMEN

Bone fracture is a well known possible late complication of radiation treatment. Little has been written about fractures of long bones after irradiation. We present a case of femur bone necrosis secondary to postoperative radiation for a soft tissue sarcoma of the thigh 20 years earlier. Fixation of the diaphyseal fracture and radiological evolution are described.

Asunto(s)

Fracturas del Fémur/diagnóstico , Fracturas del Fémur/etiología , Traumatismos por Radiación/diagnóstico , Radioterapia/efectos adversos , Sarcoma/radioterapia , Anciano , Femenino , Fémur/patología , Fémur/efectos de la radiación , Humanos , Traumatismos por Radiación/etiología , Dosificación Radioterapéutica