title: Scintigraphy used to compare cemented and cementless prostheses: two-year follow-up.
abstract: Cemented and cementless total hip prostheses were followed up after two years, using computerized skeletal scintigraphy. The authors discuss the protocol used for the study, and compare the validity of this method with that of traditional radiography in monitoring the long-term results. They evaluated the degree of reorientation in the host bone and showed that there were significant differences between the two types of prosthesis.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Clinica Ortopedica dell'Università, Genova.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Gulino
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bertolazzi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001843:Bone Cements; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006615:Hip / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging
chemical_list: D001843:Bone Cements