http://www.appliedradiology.com RSS Feed on Applied Radiologyhttp://www.appliedradiology.com//Issues/2006/11/Articles/Nuclear-medicine-of-the-painful-joint-replacement.aspxWhile many joint replacement complications are easily diagnosed, aseptic loosening and infection can be difficult to differentiate, since they are clinically and histopathologically similar. The authors review the clinical aspects of prosthetic joint failure, the appearances of aseptic loosening and infection on a variety of radionuclide imaging studies, and the advantages and disadvantages of these procedures.Tuesday, 14 Nov 2006 16:03:28 GMT