Fact-sheet: Aseptic loosennig of hip joint replacements
Updated on 03/23/2018 at 12:01 PM
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Definition
The most common long-term complication of prosthetic joint replacement, corresponding to loosening of a prosthetic component relative to the bone, with the appearance of a radiolucent line at the bone-cement or bone-implant interface
Radiography
- Radiolucent line >2 mm at the bone-prosthesis or bone-cement interface
- Progression of a radiolucent line on follow-up radiographs
- Loosening of the prosthesis or change in the radiolucent line on stress radiographs