The Radiolucent Zone in Arthroplasty of the Knee

Authors

  • Åke Ahlberg
  • Bjarne Lindén

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3109/17453677708994818

Abstract

Roentgenograms of 138 knee joint arthroplasties were examined for the presence and extent of a radiolucent zone at the bone-cement interface. Such a zone was significantly more common around the plastic tibial part than around the metallic femoral part of non-hinged prostheses. This observation argues for the theory that the development of heat plays a part in the causation of the zone. In some cases a zone was demonstrable within 1 month of the operation. The frequency and the sizes of such zones increased during the first 6 months after the operation. There was no definite correlation between the development of a radiolucent zone and the clinical symptoms.

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Published

1977-01-01

How to Cite

Ahlberg, Åke, & Lindén, B. (1977). The Radiolucent Zone in Arthroplasty of the Knee. Acta Orthopaedica, 48(6), 687–690. https://doi.org/10.3109/17453677708994818

Issue

Acta Orthopaedica, Volume 48, Issue 6 (1977)

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Acta Orthopaedica (Scandinavica) content is available freely online as from volume 1, 1930. The journal owner owns the copyright for all material published until volume 80, 2009. As of June 2009, the journal has however been published fully Open Access, meaning the authors retain copyright to their work. As of June 2009, articles have been published under CC-BY-NC or CC-BY licenses, unless otherwise specified.
 
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