Emission Tomography in Femoral Neck Fracture for Evaluation of Avascular Necrosis

Björn Strömqvist Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Radiation Physics, University Hospital in Lund, Lund, Sweden

Jan Brismar Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Radiation Physics, University Hospital in Lund, Lund, Sweden

Lars Ingvar Hansson Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Radiation Physics, University Hospital in Lund, Lund, Sweden

Abstract

Two cases of operated femoral neck fractures are presented, in whom an intact femoral head isotope uptake was found with conventional Tc-MDP scintimetry. In both patients, emission tomography using the rotating slant-hole technique was diagnostic.

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