By Carol L. Kornmehl, M.D., FACRO On September 17, 2007, New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine underwent a single radiation treatment to his hip area the morning of his hip replacement surgery. The purpose was to prevent the recurrence of a medical problem he incurred, after his shattered hip and thighbone were operated on after an automobile accident he sustained last April. The condition is called heterotopic ossification (hereafter referred to as HO). The role of…
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