Journal article
Clinical and scintigraphic evaluation of insufficiency fractures in the elderly
Abstract
BACKGROUND: We have undertaken a retrospective review of 1017 Tc-methylene diphosphonate (Tc-MDP) skeletal scintigrams performed in patients over 70 years of age in order to identify those with insufficiency fractures.
METHOD: Patients with the diagnosis of insufficiency fracture then underwent clinical follow-up of 2 years for mortality, which was compared to the national aged-matched population.
Authors
Wat SYJ; Seshadri N; Markose G; Balan K
Journal
Nuclear Medicine Communications, Vol. 28, No. 3, pp. 179–185
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
March 2007
DOI
10.1097/mnm.0b013e328014690a
ISSN
0143-3636