Bone scanning for the evaluation of knee prosthesis.
Twenty-six knees were scanned after total replacement to evaluate the relationship between bone scan, pain, the presence of a radiolucent line at the bone-cement interface and loosening. A radiolucent line was often accompanied by an increased uptake over the affected condyle, but there was no significant relationship with pain or loosening.
D001843:Bone Cements; D012968:Etidronic Acid; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D007720:Knee Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium; D013977:Tibia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
D001843:Bone Cements; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; C019561:technetium Tc 99m etidronate; D013667:Technetium; D012968:Etidronic Acid