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Scintigraphy with Tc, Ga and In in painful total hip prostheses

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A series of 40 patients were studied, who were operated upon for a painful total hip prosthesis, half of which were infected. In each case, preoperative scintigraphy was performed using Tc99, Ga67 and In111. The images obtained with Tc and Ga were compared with those of In111 and analysed with respect to sensitivity, specificity, accuracy and the predictive value of a positive or negative test. In111 had a predictive value of more than 90% and showed greater reliability in the diagnosis of an infection as the cause of a painful total hip prosthesis.

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Etude d'une série de 40 malades, opérés en raison de douleurs après arthroplastie totale de hanche. La moitié d'entre elles étaient infectées. On avait effectué dans chaque cas, avant l'intervention, une scintigraphie au Tc99, au Ga67 et à l'In111. Les images obtenues avec le Tc99 et le Ga67 ont été comparées à celles de l'In111 et analysées en ce qui concerne la sensibilité, la spécificité, l'exactitude et la valeur prédictive d'une réponse positive ou négative. Celle-ci est supérieure à 90% avec l'In111, qui se montre l'examen le plus fiable pour le diagnostic d'infection en présence d'une prothèse totale douloureuse.

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Gómez-Luzuriaga, M.A., Galán, V. & Villar, J.M. Scintigraphy with Tc, Ga and In in painful total hip prostheses. International Orthopaedics 12, 163–167 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00266983

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