title: Isotope bone scans in the assessment of children with hip pain or limp.
abstract: Bone scans from 43 children referred with hip pain of uncertain cause were reviewed. The bone scan was abnormal in 36 patients: normal in 7. In 12 the findings were diagnostic: osteomyelitis, osteoid osteoma, osteomyelitis with septic arthritis, Perthes' Disease and juvenile chronic arthritis. Twenty-four patients had abnormal scans including diffuse peri-articular increase and of these 18 had transient synovitis. Immobilisation and trauma accounted for the remainder. Isotope bone scans have been found to be a valuable investigation in children presenting with hip pain or limp, where the x-rays may appear normal or nondiagnostic.
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Bower
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sprague
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Geijsel
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Holt
authors.forename: F T
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: Lovegrove
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004164:Diphosphonates; D005260:Female; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010017:Osteoma, Osteoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013585:Synovitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013667:Technetium; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
chemical_list: D004164:Diphosphonates; D013667:Technetium; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate