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The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume
Vol. 93-B, Issue 9 | Pages 1279 - 1281
1 Sep 2011
Rolton DJ Blagg SE Hughes RJ

Osteoradionecrosis is a rare but recognised complication of radiotherapy. Cases have been described in the cervical spine following treatment for head and neck malignancies up to 25 years after administration of radiotherapy. We present a rare case of osteoradionecrosis affecting the L5 and S1 vertebral bodies in a 58-year-old woman who presented with low back pain 25 years after undergoing a hysterectomy with adjuvant radiotherapy for cancer of the cervix.