The Measurement Of Total Joint Loosening By X-Ray Photogrammetry

Frederick G. Lippert III; Sandor A. Veress; Rama S. Tiwari; Richard M. Harrington

doi:10.1117/12.956934

29 July 1980 The Measurement Of Total Joint Loosening By X-Ray Photogrammetry

Frederick G. Lippert III, Sandor A. Veress, Rama S. Tiwari, Richard M. Harrington

Proceedings Volume 0166, NATO Symposium on Applications of Human Biostereometrics; (1980) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.956934
Event: NATO Symposium on Applications of Human Biostereometrics, 1978, Paris, France

Abstract

Failure of total joint replacement due to loosening of the composents either between the implant and cement or between the cement and bone is emerging as a late complication with an incidence as high as 20 percent. Loosening may not only cause pain but progressive loss of support for the prosthesis with eventual structural failure. Early diagnosis is important so that revision may be carried when deterioration or pain occurs. No method is currently available which clearly establishes loosening at an early stage except surgical exploration. We have devised a method based on our in vivo photogrammetry studies of patellar tracking patterns using metallic markers placed in bone near both components of the total joint. Stereo x-rays taken with the joint loaded and unloaded are measured for relative motion between the implant and the metallic markers. Laboratory studies using prosthetic hip components mounted in plastic bone have revealed the ability of this method to detect pistoning movements as small as 80 microns. These findings were confirmed by physical measurements.

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Frederick G. Lippert III, Sandor A. Veress, Rama S. Tiwari, and Richard M. Harrington "The Measurement Of Total Joint Loosening By X-Ray Photogrammetry", Proc. SPIE 0166, NATO Symposium on Applications of Human Biostereometrics, (29 July 1980); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.956934

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