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What is the appropriate amount of time to allow for wound healing prior to post-operative radiation for metastatic disease?

If a patient undergoes ORIF, what is considered a reasonable interval of time after surgery for radiation to begin?
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How long after an ORIF would you wait to treat with radiation for metastatic disease?

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Radiation Oncology · Lynn Cancer Institute - Baptist Health City, Baptist Health South Florida
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I typically have waited about 4 weeks or so to start RT after ORIF. In addition to limiting risk of wound complications, this allows time for the patient to adequately recover from a pain perspective, since if one tries to treat earlier, the tolerance of treatment is often poorer.

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