THE USE OF TC-99M MDP BONE SCANNING IN THE STUDY OF VASCULARIZED BONE IMPLANTS - CONCISE COMMUNICATION
- 1 January 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Vol. 22 (6) , 522-525
Abstract
The extent to which the nutrient artery alone is capable of maintaining bone growth in the immature animal was studied by excision and reimplantation of the upper tibia in 2 groups of puppies. In 1 group the reimplant was totally devascularized, and in a 2nd group attempts were made to preserve the nutrient vessels to the reimplant. 99mTc methylene diphosphonate (99mTc MDP) was used to assess the effectiveness with which the nutrient circulation was maintained. With 1 exception, 99mTc MDP scans proved to be reliable in indicating the potential for continued growth after reimplantation. The nutrient artery alone is capable of maintaining longitudinal bone growth in metaphyseal reimplants in immature animals. Complete devascularization results in cessation of growth. 99mTc MDP bone scan should prove of critical importance in the assessment of free vascularized transplants of immature bone.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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