The Use of Plain Radiography, Subtraction Arthrography, Nuclear Arthrography, and Bone Scintigraphy in the Diagnosis of a Loose Acetabular Component of a Total Hip Prosthesis. A Systematic Review

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 818-827

  Temmerman, Olivier P P ^a   Raijmakers, Pieter G H M ^a   Deville, Walter L ^b   Berkhof, Johannes ^a   Hooft, Lotty ^a   Heyligers, Ide C ^c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Institute for Health Services Research   (Netherlands)

^c Zuyderland Medical Centre   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

acetabulum; arthrography; radiography; radionuclide imaging; systematic review

Indexed keywords

ACETABULUM; ARTHROGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR ARTHROGRAPHY; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUBTRACTION ARTHROGRAPHY; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ACETABULUM; ARTHROGRAPHY; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; HIP JOINT; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBTRACTION TECHNIQUE;

EID: 34548420953     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2006.08.004     Document Type: Article

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