title: Three-phase radionuclide bone imaging in sports medicine.
abstract: Three-phase radionuclide bone (TPB) imaging was performed on 238 patients with sports-related injuries. A wide variety of lesions was encountered, but the most frequent lesions seen were stress fractures of the lower part of the leg at the junction of the middle and distal thirds of the posterior tibial cortex (42 of 79 lesions). There were no differences in the type, location, or distribution of lesions between males and females or between competitive and noncompetitive athletes. In 110 cases, bone stress lesions were often diagnosed when radiographs were normal, whereas subacute or chronic soft-tissue abnormalities had few specific scintigraphic features. TPB imaging provides significant early diagnostic information about bone stress lesions. Normal examination results (53 cases) exclude underlying osseous pathologic conditions.
authors.forename: H D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Rupani
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Holder
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Espinola
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Engin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001416:Back Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002648:Child; D003240:Connective Tissue Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004164:Diphosphonates; D005260:Female; D005360:Fibula / Q000293:injuries; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D018409:Foot Injuries; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013177:Sports; D013667:Technetium; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D004164:Diphosphonates; D013667:Technetium; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate