Scintigraphic and x-ray arthrographic diagnosis of femoral prosthesis loosening: concise communication
Abstract
In order to determine loosening of femoral components of conventional total hip arthroplasties, a comparison of radionuclide (RA) and radiographic arthrograms (XA) was performed. The hips of 29 patients were studied with radiographic contrast and intraarticular Tc-99m sulfur colloid. The XAs were positive for loosening in 10/29 studies, whereas the RAs were positive in 19/29 studies. In five of ten in which both studies were positive, the RA showed femoral prosthesis loosening more clearly than the XA. By surgical follow-up, there were four false-negative XAs. The data suggest that the RA is valuable in determining femoral component loosening.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Indiana Univ. Medical Center, Indianapolis
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6682882
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal Name:
- J. Nucl. Med.; (United States)
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 25:6
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; BONE JOINTS; BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY; SCINTISCANNING; PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES; DIAGNOSIS; PROSTHESES; TECHNETIUM 99; ISOMERIC NUCLEI; PATIENTS; RADIOCOLLOIDS; X RADIATION; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BODY; COLLOIDS; COUNTING TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISPERSIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; IONIZING RADIATIONS; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; MEDICAL SUPPLIES; MEDICINE; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ORGANS; RADIATIONS; RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOLOGY; SKELETON; TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; 550601* - Medicine- Unsealed Radionuclides in Diagnostics; 550602 - Medicine- External Radiation in Diagnostics- (1980-)
Citation Formats
Uri, G, Wellman, H, Capello, W, Robb, J, and Greenman, G. Scintigraphic and x-ray arthrographic diagnosis of femoral prosthesis loosening: concise communication. United States: N. p., 1984.
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Uri, G, Wellman, H, Capello, W, Robb, J, & Greenman, G. Scintigraphic and x-ray arthrographic diagnosis of femoral prosthesis loosening: concise communication. United States.
Uri, G, Wellman, H, Capello, W, Robb, J, and Greenman, G. 1984.
"Scintigraphic and x-ray arthrographic diagnosis of femoral prosthesis loosening: concise communication". United States.
@article{osti_6682882,
title = {Scintigraphic and x-ray arthrographic diagnosis of femoral prosthesis loosening: concise communication},
author = {Uri, G and Wellman, H and Capello, W and Robb, J and Greenman, G},
abstractNote = {In order to determine loosening of femoral components of conventional total hip arthroplasties, a comparison of radionuclide (RA) and radiographic arthrograms (XA) was performed. The hips of 29 patients were studied with radiographic contrast and intraarticular Tc-99m sulfur colloid. The XAs were positive for loosening in 10/29 studies, whereas the RAs were positive in 19/29 studies. In five of ten in which both studies were positive, the RA showed femoral prosthesis loosening more clearly than the XA. By surgical follow-up, there were four false-negative XAs. The data suggest that the RA is valuable in determining femoral component loosening.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6682882},
journal = {J. Nucl. Med.; (United States)},
number = ,
volume = 25:6,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1984},
month = {Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1984}
}
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