Value of 3D CT in defining skeletal complications of orthopedic hardware in the postoperative patient

Laura M. Fayad; Ajanta Patra; Elliot K. Fishman

doi:10.2214/AJR.09.2610

Value of 3D CT in defining skeletal complications of orthopedic hardware in the postoperative patient

Laura M. Fayad, Ajanta Patra, Elliot K. Fishman

School of Medicine

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE. Conventional CT of the postoperative patient with metal hardware is frequently limited by beam-hardening artifacts. With the evolution of 3D CT, CT is an increasingly effective means of examining the postsurgical patient for the integrity of their hardware and the course of their healing. CONCLUSION. Potential postsurgical complications such as nonunion, osteolysis, infection, and heterotopic ossification are all well assessed by 3D CT.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1155-1163
Number of pages	9
Journal	American Journal of Roentgenology
Volume	193
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2214/AJR.09.2610
State	Published - Oct 2009

Keywords

CT
Nonunion
Orthopedic hardware
Osteolysis
Postoperative complications

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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