title: The value of 99Tcm-MDP bone scans in young patients with exercise-induced lower leg pain.
abstract: This study compares the bone scan appearances in 32 patients with medial tibial syndrome (MTS) with the appearance in 28 patients with confirmed chronic compartment syndrome (CCS). A distinctive pattern of uptake was seen in 30 patients, 24 of whom had MTS and 6 of whom had CCS. Of the patients with normal scans, only 4 had MTS, the remaining 15 had CCS. Both of these findings are statistically significant and confirm that bone scans are a useful diagnostic tool in the differential diagnosis of exercise-induced lower leg pain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sports Medicine, Leiceter General Hospital NHS Trust, UK.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: F G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: O'Dwyer
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Barnes
authors.forename: I P
authors.initials: IP
authors.lastname: Belton
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Finlay
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000868:Anterior Compartment Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013577:Syndrome; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate; D013977:Tibia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries
chemical_list: D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate