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Table 2 Standard uptake values (SUV) (sign. Differences <0,05) differentiated bya) inflammatory situation andb) type of fixation

From: The implications of 18F-FDG PET for the diagnosis of endoprosthetic loosening and infection in hip and knee arthroplasty: Results from a prospective, blinded study

a)

    
  

Septic Prostheses (n = 5)

Aseptic Prostheses with increased abrasion (n = 11)

Aseptic Prostheses with little/no abrasion (n = 20)

Average

 

4.7

3.7 (p = 0.1004)

3.4 (p = 0.0209)

Standard Deviation

 

1.0

1.6

1.3

b)

    
  

Cemented hip prostheses (n = 17)

Cementless hip prostheses (n = 14)

p-value

Average

shaft

4.2

3.0

0.0390

Standard Deviation

 

1.6

1.1

 

Average

cup

4.17

3.17

0.0753

Standard Deviation

 

1.7

1.2

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