Limitations of conventional radiographs in the assessment of acetabular defects following total hip arthroplasty | Zendy

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Limitations of conventional radiographs in the assessment of acetabular defects following total hip arthroplasty

Author(s) -

Oleg Safir,

Cliff Lin,

Yona Kosashvili,

Ian P. Mayne,

Allan E. Gross,

David Backstein

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

canadian journal of surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.609

H-Index - 64

eISSN - 1488-2310

pISSN - 0008-428X

DOI - 10.1503/cjs.000511

Subject(s) - medicine , radiography , cadaveric spasm , orthopedic surgery , acetabulum , arthroplasty , total hip arthroplasty , surgery , radiology

Conventional radiographs are routinely used to evaluate acetabular bone loss as part of the follow-up in patients who undergo total hip arthroplasty (THA). The objective of this study was to examine the accuracy and specificity of conventional radiographs reviewed by arthroplasty surgeons in detecting acetabular bone loss in patients with prior THA.

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