Bone scans and the timing of treatment for condylar hyperplasia

Bone scintiscans comparing the uptake of technetium 99 in the normal and affected condyles of 10 patients with unilateral condylar hyperplasia were recorded at or after the time when overall growth had ceased. The scans of 6 patients demonstrated persisting increased growth activity at this time. In 2 of these cases where the abnormal condyles showed uptakes of 240% and 170% with respect to the normal side, the nature and timing of treatment were changed when the results of the scans were known.