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Title Technetium phosphate bone scan in the diagnosis of septic arthritis in childhood
Creator/Author Sundberg, S.B. ; Savage, J.P. ; Foster, B.K. (Adelaide Childrens Hospital (Australia))
Publication Date1989 Sep 01
OSTI IdentifierOSTI ID: 5226960
Other Number(s)ISSN0271-6798; CODEN: JPORD
Resource TypeJournal Article
Resource RelationJournal of Pediatric Orthopedics ; Vol/Issue: 9:5
Subject550601 -- Medicine-- Unsealed Radionuclides in Diagnostics; RHEUMATIC DISEASES-- DIAGNOSIS;SKELETON-- RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING; CHILDREN;PHOSPHATES;TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES
Related SubjectAGE GROUPS;BODY;COUNTING TECHNIQUES;DISEASES;ISOTOPES;ORGANS;OXYGEN COMPOUNDS;PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS;SKELETAL DISEASES
Description/Abstract The technetium phosphate bone scans of 106 children with suspected septic arthritis were reviewed to determine whether the bone scan can accurately differentiate septic from nonseptic arthropathy.^Only 13% of children with proved septic arthritis had correct blind scan interpretation.^The clinically adjusted interpretation did not identify septic arthritis in 30%.^Septic arthritis was incorrectly identified in 32% of children with no evidence of septic arthritis.^No statistically significant differences were noted between the scan findings in the septic and nonseptic groups and no scan findings correlated specifically with the presence or absence of joint sepsis.
Country of PublicationUnited States
LanguageEnglish
FormatPages: 579-585
System Entry Date2001 May 13

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