title: [Long-term scintigraphic follow-up study of the hip prosthesis].
abstract: The authors emphasize the importance of the bone scan in long-term follow-ups of total hip arthroplasty and describe some technical details of the examination. The changes revealed in the bone scan are confirmed by the operative report. Even though the number of patients in the study was relatively small, the fact that the bone scan taken of patients with cementless total hip replacements revealed no pathological changes is considered significant.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Clinica Ortopedica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Focacci
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Magliocchetti Lombi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Turbacci
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lattanzi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Caporale
mesh_terms: D001843:Bone Cements / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D001843:Bone Cements; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
vernacular_title: L'indagine scintigrafica nel controllo a distanza delle protesi d'anca.