Radiolucencies surrounding acetabular components with three-dimensional coatings: artifact or real?

Background: Several 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional surfaces are available for cementless acetabular fixation. Plain radiographs are used to assess osseointegration; however, the radiographs are limited by their inability to capture the bone fixation process occurring over the 3-dimensional cup surf...

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Main Authors: Ahmad Faizan, PhD, Philip Chuang, PhD, Carlos Aponte, AAS, Vincent Moretti, MD, Peter F. Sharkey, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-12-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344117300675