Sports nuclear medicine. Bone imaging for lower extremity pain in athletes

Journal Article · Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1983 · Clin. Nucl. Med.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1097/00003072-198303000-00002· OSTI ID:5442157

Brill, D R

Increased participation in sports by the general public has led to an increase in sports-induced injuries, including stress fractures, shin splints, arthritis, and a host of musculotendinous maladies. Bone scintigraphy with Tc-99m MDP has been used with increasing frequency in detecting stress fractures, but this study can miss certain important conditions and detect other lesions of lesser clinical significance. This paper demonstrates the spectrum of findings on bone scanning in nonacute sports trauma and offers suggestions for the optimal use of Tc-99m MDP for detecting the causes of lower extremity pain in athletes.

• Research Organization: Section of Nuclear Medicine, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania
• OSTI ID: 5442157
• Journal Information: Clin. Nucl. Med.; (United States), Vol. 8:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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