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Flow cytometric technique for the detection of phagocytosed wear particles in patients with total joint arthroplasty.
Biomaterials - 1 Sept 2003
Niki Yasuo, Matsumoto Hideo, Otani Toshiro, Suda Yasunori, Yatabe Taku, Yoshimine Fumihiro, Kondo Makoto, Toyama Yoshiaki
Abstract excerpt
Wear particles from prosthetic implants have been shown to cause inflammatory synovitis and periprosthetic osteolysis. These particle-induced pathologies are manifestations of adverse cellular responses to phagocytosed particles. In this study, phagocytosis of polyethylene particles was analyzed using flow cytometry (FCM), and the clinical utility of FCM in diagnosing particle-induced synovitis was examined....
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