MRI comparison of periprosthetic structures around zirconium knee prostheses and cobalt chrome prostheses.
Raphael B, Haims AH, Wu JS, Katz LD, White LM, Lynch K. MRI comparison of periprosthetic structures around zirconium knee prostheses and cobalt chrome prostheses. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2006, 186: 1771-7. PMID: 16714672, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.05.1077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsZirconium groupCobalt-chrome prosthesisGreater interobserver agreementTotal knee prosthesisKnee prosthesisCobalt-chrome groupJoint effusionInterobserver agreementGroup of patientsLateral collateral ligamentMRI evaluationPatellar tendonSignal abnormalitiesBoard-certified radiologistsMRI variablesProsthesis typeCollateral ligamentMRI comparisonFemoral componentFive-point scaleProsthesisReviewer confidenceEffusionReviewersSignal changes