[3-phase bone scintigraphy of microsurgically attached bone transplants as early graft survival assessment]

Vascularized bone grafts do not allow direct graft monitoring during the early postoperative period. The first two weeks are critical for the blood supply and viability of the graft. Three-phase bone scintigraphy, performed between the 7th and 14th postoperative day, was valuable in predicting the survival of vascularized bone grafts. It is a simple and safe method for the evaluation of blood supply of both the graft and the graft-surrounding tissue. Clinical data, obtained from studying 17 patients,/led to the conclusion that three-phase bone scintigraphy plays an important role in the process of decision-making on surgical reexploration.