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Is there any benefit to the use of low dose radiation in patients with osteoarthritis who have already undergone joint replacement?

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Radiation Oncology · Michigan Healthcare Professionals, PC

I've treated a lot of patients with LDRT for OA, but not many with joint replacements. The ones that still have pain after a joint replacement - I have told them that mechanistically it does not make a whole lot of sense to treat - I don't imagine it will have that same anti-inflammatory effect, as ...

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