Bone grafting in total hip replacement. Preliminary results with MRI.
MRI of ten hip joints in nine patients with total hip replacement and reconstruction of the acetabulum with autologous bone grafts, were reviewed. The viability of inserted bone grafts was clearly documented by MRI. Characteristic differences in signal intensity between autologous and homologous bone grafts are discussed. Despite extended metallic artifacts in the operated region, sufficient diagnostic information was available in most cases. No side effects were reported.
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Deutsche Klinik für Diagnostik, MRI Department, Wiesbaden, FRG.
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D005260:Female; D006085:Graft Survival; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000473:pathology*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous