Pre-surgical radiologic identification of peri-prosthetic osteolytic lesions around TKRs: a pre-clinical investigation of diagnostic accuracy

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Emerging longitudinal data appear to demonstrate an alarming trend towards an increasing prevalence of osteolysis-induced mechanical failure, following total knee replacement (TKR). Even with high-quality multi-plane X-rays, accurate...

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Main Authors: Campbell David G, Kurmis Andrew P, Kurmis Timothy P, Slavotinek John P
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-10-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Online Access:http://www.josr-online.com/content/3/1/47