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01-02-2007 | Letter to the editor

Bone scintigraphy—a wasteful resource in fractures of the neck of the femur

Authors: U. Rethnam, Y. R. Sheeja

Published in: International Orthopaedics | Issue 1/2007

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We read with interest the article titled “The role of preoperative bone scan for determining the treatment method for femoral neck fracture” by J.W. Kim et al. We agree with the authors that a preoperative bone scan has no significant role in determining the treatment method in fractures of the neck of the femur. We would like to highlight a few facts regarding the usefulness of bone scintigraphy in patients with fractured femoral necks. …

Lewis SL, Rees JL, Thomas GV, Williams LA (1991) Pitfalls of bone scintigraphy in suspected hip fractures. Br J Radiol 64(761):403–408 MayPubMedCrossRef

Title: Bone scintigraphy—a wasteful resource in fractures of the neck of the femur
Authors: U. Rethnam
Y. R. Sheeja
Publication date: 01-02-2007
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: International Orthopaedics / Issue 1/2007
Print ISSN: 0341-2695
Electronic ISSN: 1432-5195
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-006-0210-z

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