Radionuclide bone imaging findings in loose cemented joint prostheses appear to be normal postoperative findings in cementless joint prostheses. Preliminary case report.
Two cases exemplify that three point uptake on radionuclide bone scans within the first postsurgical year of press-fit cementless joint prostheses appear to be a normal physiomechanical finding.
Higgins
W L
WL
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, West Virginia University Hospital, Inc., Morgantown 26506-6401.
Blaha
J D
JD
Mace
A H
AH
D000368:Aged; D001843:Bone Cements; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging
D001843:Bone Cements