The role of bone scans in electric burns.

Abstract

From June 1986 to May 1989, 17 patients who sustained high tension electric burns received preoperative 99mTc-MDP bone scan examinations. They were done to detect soft tissue and bone injury and also as a guide for debridement and amputation. From our experience, the correlation between the results of scanning and clinical findings is 88.9 per cent. They are very sensitive and reliable for decision making regarding debridement and limb amputation level when there is coagulation necrosis.

• Authors: L Y Chang, J Y Yang
• Journal: Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries (Burns) Vol. 17 Issue 3 Pg. 250-3 (Jun 1991) ISSN: 0305-4179 [Print] Netherlands
• PMID: 1892562 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Technetium Tc 99m Medronate

Topics

• Adult
• Bone and Bones (diagnostic imaging, pathology)
• Burns, Electric (diagnostic imaging)
• Debridement
• Female
• Humans
• Male
• Necrosis
• Radionuclide Imaging
• Technetium Tc 99m Medronate