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30 Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Total Knee Replacement

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The Unhappy Total Knee Replacement

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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has traditionally been considered as being of little value after joint replacement procedure due to metal artifacts. Over the last decade, MRI protocols were developed and continuously improved to overcome susceptibility artifact caused by metallic arthroplasty components. Sufficient evidence exists that with appropriate MRI techniques, valuable information about painful knee joints and failing implants can be gathered. MRI has been proven to be helpful in the evaluation of preserved structures such as ligaments, cartilage, meniscus, and tendons, osteolysis, the interface between components and bone, as well as implant positioning after total and partial knee replacement.

The understanding of the right indication of MRI following knee replacement is still evolving. The perfect indication is crucial as MRI adds significance to the diagnostic costs. Nevertheless, this technique is to stay and will develop to be an important factor in the armamentarium of diagnostic tools when approaching an unhappy knee replacement.

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  1. Department of Orthopedics and Rheumatology, University Hospital Marburg, Baldingerstrasse, Marburg, 35043, Germany

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  1. Dept. Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology, Knee Surgery Unit, Kantonsspital Baselland (Bruderholz, Liestal, Laufen), Bruderholz, Switzerland

    Michael T. Hirschmann

  2. Dept. Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Hospital Brandenburg, Brandenburg/Havel, Germany

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Heyse, T.J. (2015). 30 Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Total Knee Replacement. In: Hirschmann, M., Becker, R. (eds) The Unhappy Total Knee Replacement. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08099-4_36

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