Background: Various imaging techniques are used for excluding or confirming periprosthetic
hip infection, but there is no consensus regarding the most accurate technique. The …

Background In the assessment of possible periprosthetic knee infection, various imaging
modalities are used without consensus regarding the most accurate technique.

In this meta-analysis we included 32 English-language articles published between January
1975 and June 2004 on the diagnostic performance of plain radiography, subtraction …

Background The primary aim of this study was to identify independent predictors of long-term
survivorship after high tibial osteotomy (HTO). The secondary aims were to describe the …

Background: The diagnosis of a loose total hip prosthesis is often established with use of
radiographic and nuclear medicine techniques, but there is controversy about the relative utility …

Background: Plain radiography, subtraction arthrography, nuclear arthrography, and bone
scintigraphy are imaging techniques commonly used to identify aseptic femoral component …

Purpose To evaluate bone blood flow and bone formation in patients after total hip revision
surgery with impacted bone grafting using H 2 15 O and [ 18 F]fluoride positron emission …

Purpose The most recent diagnostic criteria for periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) include the
use of the alpha-defensin (AD) lateral-flow (LF) test, but hip and knee arthroplasties were …

18 F-fluoride PET is a promising noninvasive method for measuring bone metabolism and
bone blood flow. The purpose of this study was to assess the performance of various clinically …

This meta-analysis was performed to summarize and compare the diagnostic performance
and diagnostic accuracy of radiographic and scintigraphic techniques in the evaluation of …