title: Bone scintigraphy in the assessment of the hallucal sesamoids.
abstract: Bone scintigraphy is frequently used to evaluate suspected hallucal sesamoid pathology. Increased scintigraphic activity of the hallucal sesamoid is assumed to corroborate clinical suspicion of pathology, but the incidence of such increased uptake has not been studied in an asymptomatic population. Using a 0 to 2 bone scintigraphic rating system, 25 of 86 (29%) asymptomatic infantry recruits and 7 of 27 (26%) asymptomatic sedentary adults were found to have grade 1 or grade 2 activity. When using scintigraphy to evaluate hallucal sesamoid pathology, caution should be used in interpreting the meaning of increased scintigraphic activity.
authors.affiliation: Hadassah University Hospital, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chisin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Peyser
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Milgrom
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012716:Sesamoid Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014034:Toes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*