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The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume
Vol. 77-B, Issue 4 | Pages 637 - 639
1 Jul 1995
Calder S McCaskie A Belton I Finlay D Harper W

We performed single-photon-emission CT (SPECT) and planar bone scans to assess femoral head vascularity in ten patients with displaced intracapsular hip fracture. The heads were labelled with tetracycline and after excision at hemiarthroplasty were assessed for tetracycline uptake distribution by fluorescence under UV light. The four which had the greatest tetracycline uptake were normal on SPECT and planar imaging. In two cases the planar bone scans were normal although SPECT suggested avascularity thus giving false-negative results. Surgeons should be aware of this; SPECT may prove to be a more accurate method of assessing vascularity of the femoral head in fractures of the femoral neck.


The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume
Vol. 76-B, Issue 2 | Pages 336 - 337
1 Mar 1994
McCaskie A Harper W Gregg P


The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume
Vol. 76-B, Issue 2 | Pages 176 - 177
1 Mar 1994
McCaskie A Gregg P