Bone graft viability in vascularized bone graft transfer.
Five cases of vascularized bone grafts were analysed to determine viability using angiography 6-8 weeks after surgery and radionuclide bone imaging 8-10 weeks after surgery. The results were comparable to each other and to clinical progress. Both examinations were considered useful in assessment of these cases.
D000792:Angiography; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013997:Time Factors