title: Analysis of radionuclide arthrograms, radiographic arthrograms, and sequential plain radiographs in the assessment of painful hip arthroplasty.
abstract: An analysis of sequential plain radiographs (XR), radionuclide arthrography, (RNA), and radiographic arthrography (RGA) was performed to determine the efficacy and usefulness of each study in the diagnosis of loosening of prosthetic hip components. Over a 2-year-period, 65 hip prostheses were assessed before operation using each type of study; these results were compared to the intraoperative assessment of the status of the components. Of the three studies, sequential plain radiographs were overall the most accurate, sensitive, and specific. Radionuclide arthrography was of no use on the acetabular side but quite useful on the femoral side, especially in cases with only minimal femoral component loosening. Radiographic arthrography was overall the least accurate or sensitive of the three studies performed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miniaci
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Bailey
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Bourne
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: McLaren
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Rorabeck
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001843:Bone Cements; D005260:Female; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012086:Reoperation; D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid
chemical_list: D001843:Bone Cements; D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid