Diagnosis of peri-prosthetic infection at the hip using triple-phase bone scintigraphy

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 140-144

  Nagoya, S ^a   Kaya, M ^a   Sasaki, M ^a   Tateda, K ^a   Yamashita, T ^a  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR HEMIARTHROPLASTY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; SCINTIGRAPHY; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TRIPLE PHASE BONE SCINTIGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; FEMALE; HIP JOINT; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TECHNETIUM TC 99M MEDRONATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 39749160433     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.90B2.19436     Document Type: Article

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