Radio Stereometric Analysis

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  1. Radio Stereometric Analysis (RSA) describes an advanced method of taking x-rays from different directions at the same time, thus creating a “stereo” image.  In order to carry out RSA measurements, the prostheses (e.g. the hip femoral implants) are marked with spherical tantalum markers which can be recognized by computer software algorithms.  In addition to marking the medical device, markers are placed in the bone near the prosthesis.  The RSA x-ray images obtained from the patients allow surgeons to make precise measurements on how the body and the implant are interacting with each other, and it is possible to gain a very precise evaluation of prosthesis migration, down to approximately 0.1 mm.  In the case of a full hip implant, the data may tell if the wear between the head and the cup has caused a significant amount of material loss and a replacement is required. Due to the large volume of hip surgeries being performed, the wear between hips and cups has been a major cause for many examinations within the RSA studies of a potential problem group.  Tantalum markers are radio-opaque and requires only a low x-ray dose for examination, making them ideally suited for this purpose.

Spherical tantalum markers have been used for more than 30 years without any severe events reported. X-medics’ tantalum markers have today been used in clinical trials on several thousand patients.

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Literature on Tantalum in RSA

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