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Metabolic development of necrotic bone in the femoral head following resurfacing arthroplasty: A clinical [(18)F]fluoride-PET study in 11 asymptomatic hips

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: One concern regarding resurfacing arthroplasty is the viability of the diminished femoral head and the postoperative risk of collapse, or a femoral neck fracture. (18)F-fluoride positron emission tomography (F-PET) enables us to assess bone viability despite there being a cov...

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Autores principales: Ullmark, Gösta, Sundgren, Kent, Milbrink, Jan, Nilsson, Olle, Sörensen, Jens
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Informa Healthcare 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3278652/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22112156
http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/17453674.2011.641108