Dynamic bone scanning in fractures.
In 20 cases routine static bone scans were no value in the detection of delayed fracture healing. Using the 7.5-15 min net uptake of technetium labelled phosphate, disturbed fracture healing was detected in a series, of 37 cases. Normally healing fractures had an increase of 3 per cent per month and delayed unions less than half that amount. Non-unions had no net uptake.
D016025:Bone Transplantation; D011756:Diphosphates; D004164:Diphosphonates; D005592:Fracture Fixation; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate; D016698:Technetium Tc 99m Pyrophosphate; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013997:Time Factors; D014945:Wound Healing
D011756:Diphosphates; D004164:Diphosphonates; D016698:Technetium Tc 99m Pyrophosphate; D013667:Technetium; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate