SPECT/CT Assessment of In-Vivo Loading of the Knee Correlates with Polyethylene Deformation in Retrieved Total Knee Arthroplasty.

Harry HothiArianna CerquigliniLukas BüelJohann HenckelLukas B MoserMichael Tobias HirschmannAlister Hart

Published in: Tomography (Ann Arbor, Mich.) (2022)

This is the first study comparing BTU distribution patterns and retrieval findings. Our results support the hypothesis that SPECT/CT is able to identify bone activity due to implant position and loading.

Keyphrases

total knee arthroplasty
image quality
dual energy
computed tomography
total hip
contrast enhanced
pet ct
soft tissue
positron emission tomography
bone mineral density
magnetic resonance
bone loss
bone regeneration