Incidence of pelvic fractures after definitive radiotherapy for cervical cancer: A retrospective multicenter cohort study (The IPFAR study)
Substantial inter-institutional variation in PIF incidence was observed, even under standardized treatment conditions. These findings underscore the need for individualized risk assessment and institutional quality control in the long-term management of cervical cancer survivors.
Authors
- Toshiharu Mitsuhashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9940-0570)
- Hisako Nagasaka
- Noriaki Imafuku
- Kotaro Yoshio
- Masae Yorimitsu
- Dan Yamamoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4757-1735)
- Shinsuke Shirakawa
- Yoshie Nakanishi
- Junichi Kodama
- Hisashi Masuyama
- Shoji Nagao
Institutions
- Okayama University of Science (JP)
- Okayama University (JP)
- Fukuyama University (JP)
- Okayama University Hospital (JP)
- Hiroshima City Asa Citizens Hospital (JP)
- Fukuyama City Hospital (JP)
- Fukuyama Cardiovascular Hospital (JP)
- Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2026-03-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0344384
- Primary Topic
- Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00