One hundred twenty-three consecutive primary total hip arthroplasties in 107 patients were performed with the insertion of a cemented, all polyethylene, flanged acetabular component. At a minimum of 20 years, 66 patients had died (75 hips) and 8 patients (8 hips) were lost to follow-up evaluation, leaving 40 hips in 33 patients. At a mean of 21.1 years, 2 cups had been revised for aseptic loose...

Abstract. Osseointegrated implants attach prosthetic devices directly to the skeletal system with a stable connection, allowing amputees control prostheses good proprioception. However, periprosthetic cortical thinning can occur if remaining bone is stress shielded after implantation, resulting in aseptic implant loosening, and requiring revision surgery. It therefore important quantitatively m...

INTRODUCTION: Due to increased life expectancy at human population the amount of osteoarthritis of the knee joint will increase. The total knee replacement (TKR) is often the only way to achieve analgesia, to establish the joint function and to correct joint deformation. TKR reached a high grade of quality and safety and has become an often used surgical procedure [1]. TKR most often fail due t...

BACKGROUND The published data on pain and physical function before and after revision of total hip arthroplasty (THA) is scarce. The study reports the course and interrelationships of radiographic loosening, pain and physical function 5 year before and after a first revision THA. METHODS The study was based on the IDES-THA database. All patients with their first THA revision for aseptic loose...

BACKGROUND The most frequent complications of joint arthroplasty are septic or aseptic loosening of endoprostheses. Preoperative differentiation is essential, since very different treatment methods result from the diagnoses. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the clinical value of 18F-Fluoro-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography (18F-FDG PET) as a diagnostic modality for inflammat...