Abstract
Loosening may be the cause of a painful total knee prosthesis and, as in the case of the hip, may not be evident on the plain radiographs. Arthrography therefore is useful in demonstrating loosening even before radiographic changes are manifested (1).
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Gelman MI, Dunn HK: Radiology of knee joint replacement. Am J Roentgenol 127: 447, 1976
Gelman MI, Coleman RE, Stevens PM, et al: Radiologic, radioisotopic and arthrographic evaluation of total hip and knee replacement. Radiology 128: 677, 1978
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Gelman, M. (1980). Arthrography of the Prosthetic Knee Joint. In: Arthrography. Comprehensive Manuals in Radiology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-6057-8_2
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