Particulate debris presenting as radiographic dense masses following total knee arthroplasty

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 351-355

  Lombardi Jr , Adolph V ^a,b,c   Mallory, Thomas H ^a,b,c   Staab, Michael ^c   Herrington, Stephen M ^a  

^a Joint Implant Surgeons Inc   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GRANT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Patellar component; Radiographic density; Titanium debris; Total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE; TITANIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MALE; METAL IMPLANTATION; OSTEOLYSIS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

EID: 13144269628     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-5403(98)90185-1     Document Type: Article

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