title: Experimental vascularized bone grafts: histopathologic correlations with postoperative bone scan: the risk of false-positive results.
abstract: A positive bone scan in an experimental model of bilateral ulna diaphyseal bone grafts demonstrated early bone repair in both vascularized and nonvascularized orthotopic ulna autografts. A positive bone scan did not correlate with the perfusion of the vascularized and nonvascularized grafts as measured by microangiograms done 1 week postoperatively. In this model, if the bone scan is intended to monitor the circulatory status and viability of the bone graft, it must be done earlier than 1 week postoperative prior to the onset of creeping repair in both vascularized and nonvascular ulna autografts.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Shaffer
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Field
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Wilber
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Goldberg
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D004285:Dogs; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006652:Histological Techniques; D008852:Microradiography; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014457:Ulna / Q000637:transplantation