Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9358253 | Revue de Chirurgie Orthopédique et Réparatrice de l'Appareil Moteur | 2005 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Metallosis can mask the diagnosis of femoral osteolysis and makes it very difficult to recognize tibial osteolysis. Arguments in favor of osteolysis (abnormal skin pigmentation, radio-opaque effusion, abnormal color and density of the joint fluid) are discussed. When the diagnosis of metallosis is established preoperatively, the chances of finding osteolysis intraoperatively are much higher than suggested by the preoperative x-rays.
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Authors
P. Hernigou, A. Poignard, A. Nogier, O. Manicom,