ArticleActa orthopaedica2005
Guidelines for standardization of radiostereometry (RSA) of implants.
Article in Acta orthopaedica, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 10 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 232 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
232 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 537 citations in OpenAlex.
- Adherence to the RSA and CT-RSA guideline items in clinical prosthesis migration studies: a systematic review.Acta orthopaedica · 2025Pooled it
- Migration patterns of acetabular cups: a systematic review and meta-analysis of RSA studies.Acta orthopaedica · 2023Pooled it
- Hydroxyapatite-coated implants provide better fixation in total knee arthroplasty. A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.PloS one · 2020Pooled it
- RSA migration of total knee replacements.Acta orthopaedica · 2018Pooled it
- The accuracy and precision of radiostereometric analysis in upper limb arthroplasty.Acta orthopaedica · 2017Pooled it
- Adherence of hip and knee arthroplasty studies to RSA standardization guidelines. A systematic review.Acta orthopaedica · 2014Pooled it
- Early migration of tibial components is associated with late revision: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 21,000 knee arthroplasties.Acta orthopaedica · 2012Pooled it
- All-polyethylene tibial components are equal to metal-backed components: systematic review and meta-regression.Clinical orthopaedics and related research · 2012Pooled it
- Cemented, cementless or hybrid fixation options in total knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis and other non-traumatic diseases.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2012Pooled it
- Similar 2 year migration patterns for a shortened and a distally reduced stem design in uncemented total hip arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial using radiostereometric analysis.Acta orthopaedica · 2026Trial
- Dose reduction does not impact precision of CT-RSA in tibial components in total knee arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2026Trial
- Similar fixation of total knee arthroplasty components with medial congruent and cruciate retaining polyethylene inserts. A randomised double-blinded controlled radiostereometry trial with 24 months of follow-up.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2025Trial
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- Early cup migration and wear as predictors for later aseptic loosening: a secondary evaluation of a randomized controlled RSA trial on cemented hip arthroplasties with 18-year follow-up.Acta orthopaedica · 2025Trial
- Radiostereometric measurement of implant migration in robotically assisted vs conventional bi-cruciate stabilized cemented total knee arthroplasty: secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial.Acta orthopaedica · 2025Trial
- Bone substitute in distal radius osteotomy: a prospective randomized double-blinded study on micromotion and outcomes in 42 patients up to one year.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2025Trial
- 6-year follow-up on migration outcomes: a randomised clinical trial of cemented vitamin E-stabilised highly crosslinked versus standard polyethylene cup in total hip arthroplasty.Hip international : the journal of clinical and experimental research on hip pathology and therapy · 2024Trial
- Comparison of 5-year cup and stem migration between ceramic-on-ceramic and ceramic-on-polyethylene bearing in press-fit total hip arthroplasty: a randomised controlled trial using radiostereometric analysis.Hip international : the journal of clinical and experimental research on hip pathology and therapy · 2024Trial
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- Influence of marker-selection method in radiostereometric analysis of total knee arthroplasty on tibial baseplate migration patterns: a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial with 5-year follow-up.Acta orthopaedica · 2024Trial
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6 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
There is a need for standardization of radiostereometric (RSA) investigations to facilitate comparison of outcome reported from different research groups. In this document, 6 research centers have agreed upon standards for terminology, description and use of RSA arrangement including radiographic set-up and techniques. Consensus regarding minimum requirements for marker stability and scatter, choice of coordinate systems, and preferred way of describing prosthetic micromotion is of special interest. Some notes on data interpretation are also presented. Validation of RSA should be standardized by preparation of protocols for assessment of accuracy and precision. Practical issues related to loading of the joint by weight bearing or other conditions, follow-up intervals, length of follow-up, radiation dose, and the exclusion of patients due to technical errors are considered. Finally, we present a checklist of standardized output that should be included in any clinical RSA paper.This document will form the basis of a detailed standardization protocol under supervision of ISO and the European Standards Working Group on Joint Replacement Implants (CEN/TC 285/WG4). This protocol will facilitate inclusion of RSA in a standard protocol for implant testing before it is released for general use. Such a protocol-also including other recognized clinical outcome parameters-will reduce the risk of implanting potentially inferior prostheses on a large scale.
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