Bone Scintigraphy in Moore Hemiarthroplasty with and Without Cement Following Femoral Neck Fractures: A Controlled Study

Cemented or uncemented hemiarthroplasty for displaced intracapsular femoral neck fractures

“…Clinically this is significant and may, for example, represent a change from "tolerable pain, permitting limited activity" to "severe pain on attempting to walk, preventing all activity" [6]; and from "able to walk outdoors alone" to "only able to walk outdoors accompanied" [20]. Sonne-Holm et al [25] reported similar findings at 3 and 6 months followup; however, at 12 months the significance was lost. Our findings suggest that the benefits are in fact more prolonged.…”

“…Radiographic changes were not assessed: they are frequently reported as not correlating with clinical findings [11,16,25]. Also, because of the commonly held policy of limited follow-up for patients with a fractured neck of femur there were too few radiographs to allow a meaningful review.…”

Tc-scintimetry in 56 cementless hip arthroplasties: A prospective, randomized comparison of two femoral components

“…However, the opinions differ concerning painful hips and aseptic loosening (Gelman et al 1978, Weiss et al 1979, Rushton et al 1982, deRossi and Focacci 1983, Sonne-Holm et al 1983, Lyons et al 1985, Tehranzadeh et al 1988, Steen-Jensen and Lysgaard-Madsen 1990. Josef Utz et al (1986) evaluated the natural history of bone scintigraphy in asymptomatic patients.…”

Poor fixation of the Mittelmeier hip prosthesis A clinical, radiographic, and scintimetric evaluation

“…However, Sonne-Holm et al (16) found no difference in scintigraphic activity between cemented and cementless Moore prostheses during the first year following operation. In our study, 19 of 21 hips had increased uptake at the tip of the stem.…”