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Is early bone scintigraphy a reliable method to assess the viability of vascularized bone transplants?
F A Schuind1, A Schoutens, M Noorbergen
1Department of Orthopedics, Free University of Brussels, Hospital Erasme, Belgium.
Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery
|November 1, 1993
Abstract:
This clinical study reveals radiomarker uptake in corticocancellous non-vascularized bone grafts as early as 3 days postoperatively. It therefore calls into question whether seventh-postoperative-day bone scintigraphy is a reliable method for determining the viability of vascularized bone grafts.