Dynamic bone scintigraphy in osteochondritis dissecans

Int Orthop. 1988;12(4):317-22. doi: 10.1007/BF00317831.

Abstract

We report a retrospective study of eighteen patients with pain in the knee or ankle, eleven of whom had osteochondritis dissecans. In these patients the bone-flow time-activity curves were observed after an intravenous injection of a bolus of 99mTc MDP. The curves varied according to the severity of the clinical signs and symptoms. The diagnosis rate was 29% with static scintigraphy and this improved to 57% when dynamic flow studies were used. A positive pattern in the dynamic study together with radiographs and static scintigraphs raised the diagnosis rate to 100%; the sensitivity was 90%. These preliminary results show that dynamic bone scintigraphy holds promise as a technique for identification and management of this condition.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Knee / blood supply
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Osteochondritis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Osteochondritis Dissecans / diagnostic imaging*
  • Osteochondritis Dissecans / physiopathology
  • Radioisotope Dilution Technique*
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Regional Blood Flow
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Technetium Tc 99m Medronate

Substances

  • Technetium Tc 99m Medronate