Septic arthritis of a lumbar facet joint: Detection with bone SPECT imaging

Journal Article · Tue Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1989 · Journal of Nuclear Medicine; (USA)

OSTI ID:5477249

Swayne, L C; Dorsky, S; Caruana, V; Kaplan, I L ^[1]

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1. Morristown Memorial Hospital, NJ (USA)

We present a rare case of septic arthritis of a lumbar facet joint with an associated epidural abscess resulting from Staphylococcus aureus. The infection was initially detected with planar bone scintigraphy and precisely localized with single photon emission computed tomography bone scintigraphy, despite an initially negative radiologic evaluation that included radiographs of the lumbar spine, lumbar myelography, and a postmyelography x-ray computed tomography scan. In the appropriate clinical setting, a bone scan demonstrating unilateral increased activity within the spine should raise the suspicion of inflammatory involvement of the posterior elements.

• OSTI ID: 5477249
• Journal Information: Journal of Nuclear Medicine; (USA), Journal Name: Journal of Nuclear Medicine; (USA) Vol. 30:8; ISSN 0161-5505; ISSN JNMEA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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