Scintigraphy in nontraumatic femoral head necrosis

Authors

  • Takaaki Mikl
  • Takao Yamamuro
  • Hideo Okumura
  • Toyoji Ueo
  • Ryuuichi Kasai
  • Itsuo Yamamoto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3109/17453678709146359

Abstract

We performed serial 99mTc-MDP bone scintigraphy of nontraumatic femoral head necrosis in 14 hips of 10 patients. The uptake of isotope was decreased in the very early stage, and either variable or increased at the stage when symptoms appeared. A variable uptake changed to increased uptake in 3 of 1o patients, but there was no hip in which an increased uptake changed to a variable uptake. No relationship was demonstrated between the scintigraphic appearance of the femoral head and the pain and function of the hip.

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Published

1987-01-01

How to Cite

Mikl, T., Yamamuro, T., Okumura, H., Ueo, T., Kasai, R., & Yamamoto, I. (1987). Scintigraphy in nontraumatic femoral head necrosis. Acta Orthopaedica, 58(4), 375–378. https://doi.org/10.3109/17453678709146359