Patterns of isotope uptake in sequential postoperative bone scan in undisplaced femoral-neck fractures

Autor: Byung-Ho Yoon, Young Woong Kim, Hyung Ku Yoon
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: International Orthopaedics. 37:1541-1545
ISSN: 1432-5195
0341-2695
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-013-1983-5
Popis: We aimed to investigate the changing pattern of isotope uptake in the sequential bone scan test for the prediction of osteonecrosis of the femoral head in patients with an undisplaced femoral-neck fracture.Fifty-four cases of sequential bone scan for nondisplaced femoral-neck fracture treated by internal fixation with cannulated screws between 2000 and 2009 were retrospectively studied. The mean follow-up period was 4.2 years. The first postoperative bone scan was performed two weeks postoperatively in all patients. Second, third, and fourth follow-up bone scans were performed at one to six months, 12-18 months, and 18-24 months postoperatively.Mean femoral-head ratio (FHR) in the first postoperative bone scan was 0.99. Although it was under 1.0 in 38 patients (70.4 % of the 54 patients), only one patient developed osteonecrosis of the femoral head. The others showed hot uptake in their second follow-up bone scan. Mean FHRs in the second, third, and fourth postoperative bone scans were 1.69, 1.29, and 1.05, respectively, and there were significant statistical differences in each follow-up period (P = 0.035). In addition, there were unique patterns of isotope uptake with the passage of time, such as cold uptake in the early stage, hot uptake in a couple of months, and iso-uptake in the late stage.Early postoperative bone scan results should not be over interpreted when predicting osteonecrosis of the femoral head.
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