Is early bone scintigraphy a reliable method to assess the viability of vascularized bone transplants?
This clinical study reveals radiomarker uptake in corticocancellous non-vascularized bone grafts as early as 3 days postoperatively. It therefore calls into question whether seventh-postoperative-day bone scintigraphy is a reliable method for determining the viability of vascularized bone grafts.
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Department of Orthopedics, Free University of Brussels, Hospital Erasme, Belgium.
Schoutens
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Noorbergen
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Burny
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging