Knee replacements: Pinpointing the cause of infection
Monday, June 15, 2009 - 16:21
in Health & Medicine
A new study reveals that PET scans accurately detect infections in prosthetic knee joints more than 90 percent of the time, according to researchers at the SNM's 56th Annual Meeting. The findings could represent a significant breakthrough in the treatment of patients who undergo joint replacements. Joint replacements are prone to a number of complications following implantation...