Can intraoperative measurement of bone quality help in decision making for cementless unicompartmental knee arthroplasty?

In uncemented total hip arthroplasty (THA), low bone mineral density (BMD) is associated with aseptic loosening. BMD is usually assessed via dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) or quantitative computed tomography, which takes time and exposes patients to radiation. Due to its low risk profile, intraoperative measurement of the trabecular stability might be a useful alternative to DXA.

Source: The Knee - May 20, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Johannes A. Eckert, Sebastian Jaeger, Matthias C. Klotz, Martin Schwarze, Rudi G. Bitsch Source Type: research