The scintigraphic evaluation of hip pain in children.
Publication/Presentation Date
3-1-1980
Abstract
Thirty-eight patients (28 boys and 10 girls) with hip pain were referred for bone scans. In 7 of 8 with Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease, there was decreased uptake of the radiopharmaceutical in the proximal femoral epiphysis; the other had radiographic evidence of joint destruction and showed increased uptake. Three patients with abnormal scans had normal x-rays with Gaucher's disease, toxic synovitis, and Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease, respectively. One patient with avascular necrosis associated with steroid therapy had increased uptake, possibly due to revascularization. Those with toxic synovitis had either normal bone scans for showed a slight generalized increase around the hip joint. It is speculated that the latter may represent those who later present with Legg-Calvé-Perthes. The bone scan is useful for the early detection of Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease in patients with hip pain.
Volume
5
Issue
3
First Page
109
Last Page
115
ISSN
0363-9762
Published In/Presented At
Heyman, S., Goldstein, H. A., Crowley, W., & Treves, S. (1980). The scintigraphic evaluation of hip pain in children. Clinical nuclear medicine, 5(3), 109–115. https://doi.org/10.1097/00003072-198003000-00006
Disciplines
Diagnosis | Medicine and Health Sciences | Other Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment | Radiology
PubMedID
7357765
Department(s)
Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Medical Imaging
Document Type
Article