The role of bone scintigraphy in predicting femoral head collapse following cervical fractures in children.
Bone scintigraphy was performed before or after osteosynthesis or both in 11 children aged 9 to 14 years with femoral neck fractures. The role of bone scintigraphy in predicting development of femoral head necrosis with subsequent collapse was studied. Scintigraphy was not a useful study for this purpose. The explanation of this may be that reposition and osteosynthesis jeopardize the blood supply to the femoral head and invalidates the findings at the pre-operative scan. The childhood femoral head also has a strong potential for revascularization and complete reconstruction of the necrotic bone.
Mortensson
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Department of Pediatric Radiology, Karolinska Institutet, St Göran's Children's Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
Rosenborg
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Gretzer
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D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005270:Femur Head / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005271:Femur Head Necrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate