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  • Title: The role of bone scintigraphy in predicting femoral head collapse following cervical fractures in children.
    Author: Mortensson W, Rosenborg M, Gretzer H.
    Journal: Acta Radiol; 1990 May; 31(3):291-2. PubMed ID: 2386641.
    Abstract:
    Bone scintigraphy was performed before or after osteosynthesis or both in 11 children aged 9 to 14 years with femoral neck fractures. The role of bone scintigraphy in predicting development of femoral head necrosis with subsequent collapse was studied. Scintigraphy was not a useful study for this purpose. The explanation of this may be that reposition and osteosynthesis jeopardize the blood supply to the femoral head and invalidates the findings at the pre-operative scan. The childhood femoral head also has a strong potential for revascularization and complete reconstruction of the necrotic bone.
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