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Title: 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:
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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. Web.
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.
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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}
}