Diagnosis of acute bone pain using isotope bone imaging

Twenty-one patients with acute bone pain in areas other than the scaphoid were referred for isotope bone imaging directly from the A&E department. Of these scans 61% were positive. The various pathologies seen included stress fractures, osteomyelitis and bony metastases. Implications of the find...

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Published in:	Archives of emergency medicine Vol. 5; no. 3; pp. 169 - 172
Main Authors:	Reichl, M, Khan, M A, Sleet, R A
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and the British Association for Accident & Emergency Medicine 01-09-1988 Blackwell BMJ Publishing Group LTD
Subjects:	Acute Disease Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Biological and medical sciences Bone Diseases - diagnostic imaging Bone Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Diseases of the osteoarticular system Female Fractures, Bone - diagnostic imaging Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Miscellaneous. Osteoarticular involvement in other diseases Osteomyelitis - diagnostic imaging Pain - diagnostic imaging Radionuclide Imaging Radionuclide study Human Pain Acute Diseases of the osteoarticular system Exploration Diagnosis Bone Scintigraphy
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Summary:	Twenty-one patients with acute bone pain in areas other than the scaphoid were referred for isotope bone imaging directly from the A&E department. Of these scans 61% were positive. The various pathologies seen included stress fractures, osteomyelitis and bony metastases. Implications of the findings are discussed.
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ISSN:	0264-4924
DOI:	10.1136/emj.5.3.169