Loose hip prosthesis. Appearance in radionuclide arthrography

Clin Nucl Med. 1986 Oct;11(10):713-5. doi: 10.1097/00003072-198610000-00011.

Abstract

Radionuclide arthrography has been found to be valuable in the diagnosis of a loose hip prosthesis. The appearance of one normal case with no loosening and two abnormal cases with loosening of femoral and acetabular components are described. To diagnose this difficult problem, radionuclide arthrography should be used more frequently.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Female
  • Hip Joint / diagnostic imaging*
  • Hip Prosthesis*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prosthesis Failure
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid*

Substances

  • Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid