Non‐invasive technologies for diagnostics of orthopaedic implant fixation

One of the most important human intervention is a total hip replacement (THR) that has the goal of pain relief and performance restoration. From early 1960, THR comes a long way and now more than one million patients all around the world every year have THR. Against all these facts, 4%–10% of all THR are failed mostly due to loosening. Precise and fast detection is vital for both surgeons and patients. The diagnosis approaches are generally classified into two groups: conventional non‐imaging and imaging approaches. Imaging approaches are the most widely used because they are most cost‐effective, convenient and available. However, some shortcomings are obvious in the conventional imaging methods of diagnosing prosthesis loosening. Consequently, new techniques have been further developed and recommended based on non‐destructive analysis such as vibrometery, telemetry and acoustic.