False positive indium-111 white blood cell scan in a closed clavicle fracture

Journal Article · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1988 · J. of Orthopaedi. Trauma; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1097/00005131-198802010-00011· OSTI ID:6173346

Friedman, R J; Gordon, L

Aggressive treatment of the multiply injured patient often requires early fixation of many fractures, some of which may be open. Often, patients develop postoperative fevers requiring a thorough workup to rule out infection. Recently, indium-111 white blood cell (WBC) imaging has become a valuable adjunct in the diagnosis of acute infection. The patient described had a simple, closed clavicle fracture with markedly increased activity on an indium-111 WBC scan obtained for fever workup. This subsequently proved to be a normal, healing, noninfected fracture by other diagnostic techniques. Noninfected, simple closed fractures should be added to the list of causes for a false-positive indium-111 WBC scan.

• Research Organization: Medical Univ. of South Carolina, Charleston (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6173346
• Journal Information: J. of Orthopaedi. Trauma; (United States), Vol. 2:2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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