title: Evaluation of joint prostheses and orthopedic appliances.
abstract: Several recent articles describe imaging evaluation after joint replacement surgery. The following articles about total hip and knee replacement and silicone rubber prostheses are highlighted because they offer new observations or review typical problems after joint revision surgery.
authors.affiliation: Musculoskeletal Radiology Section, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115-6195.
authors.forename: B N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Weissman
mesh_terms: D001175:Arthrography; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices; D012086:Reoperation