Painful hip prosthesis: value of nuclear imaging in the diagnosis of late complications

Journal Article · Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1980 · Clin. Nucl. Med.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1097/00003072-198004000-00001· OSTI ID:6761378

Pearlman, A W

Loosening of the prosthesis and infection are the most common late complications of the Charnley low friction arthroplasty. A noninvasive diagnostic approach to the symptomatic patient, using plain radiographs and nuclear imaging with a bone imaging agent, is presented. Nuclear imaging is a more sensitive indicator than plain radiography, but the two studies supplement each other.

• Research Organization: Hospital for Joint Diseases and Medical Center, New York, NY
• OSTI ID: 6761378
• Journal Information: Clin. Nucl. Med.; (United States), Vol. 5:4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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