title: Technetium-99m hydroxymethylene diphosphonate scanning of acute injuries to the lateral ligaments of the ankle.
abstract: Technetium-99m hydroxymethylene diphosphonate scans were performed on 29 consecutive patients with acute ankle ligament injuries. Scanning reliably differentiated a severe from a minor injury. Severe injuries gave a diffuse uptake on the scan and the minor injuries a more localized increase in uptake.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Bristol Royal Infirmary.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Maurice
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Watt
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016512:Ankle Injuries; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*
chemical_list: C024226:technetium Tc 99m hydroxymethylene diphosphonate; D013667:Technetium; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate