Measurement of migration of a humeral head resurfacing prosthesis using radiostereometry without implant marking.

Introduction Standard radiostereometric analysis of prosthetic migration requires that tantalum beads are inserted into the implant. For manufacturing reasons, this is not possible for humeral head resurfacing implants. We therefore used marker-free radiostereometry, developed for metal-backed aceta...

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Published in:Acta Orthopaedica Vol. 82; no. 2; pp. 193 - 198
Main Authors: Skööldenberg, Olof, ÖÖdquist, Magnus
Format: equations & formulas pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Medical Journals Sweden AB Apr2011
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