title: [Histological pathological investigations and arthroplasty: do they make sense?].
abstract: The present article discusses for which arthroplastic operations a histology investigation should be performed and in which cases histological analyses can be omitted.
authors.affiliation: Orthopädische Klinik für die Universität Regensburg, Asklepios Klinikum Bad Abbach, Kaiser-Karl V.-Allee 3, 93077, Bad Abbach, Deutschland. j.schaumburger@asklepios.com
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schaumburger
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lechler
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Grifka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fleck
mesh_terms: D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000473:pathology*; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D015207:Osteoarthritis, Hip / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure / Q000209:etiology; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D019564:Unnecessary Procedures