title: Radionuclide bone imaging findings in loose cemented joint prostheses appear to be normal postoperative findings in cementless joint prostheses. Preliminary case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, West Virginia University Hospital, Inc., Morgantown 26506-6401.
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Higgins
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Blaha
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Mace
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D001843:Bone Cements