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"HIP PROSTHESIS LOOSENING"

“ PLAIN FILM/CT •   Radiography only for surveillance, CT for further assessment. •   1-2-mm lucent line at the cement interface, periosteal...

PLAIN FILM/CT

•  Radiography only for surveillance, CT for further assessment.
•  1-2-mm lucent line at the cement interface, periosteal reaction and sclerosis are normal findings.
•  Definite loosening is implied by lucency >3 mm.

• Check for migration of components and new malalignment.