Can quantitative 99mTc-MDP bone scans be used to predict longitudinal growth of epiphyseal plate allografts after microvascular transplantation? An experimental study
✍ Scribed by Martin I. Boyer; David Gilday; Ahmet Kiral; Liana Nolan; Dr. C. Vaughan A. Bowen
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 539 KB
- Volume
- 16
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0738-1085
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
Allograft and autograft microvascular proximal tibial epiphyseal plate transplants were performed in female New Zealand White (NZW) rabbits to quantify the growth rate and total growth potential of immunosuppressed and nonimmunosup‐pressed rabbits. The purpose of this experiment is to examine whether the ^99m^Tc‐MDP radionuclide uptake of the transplanted epiphyseal plate at 1 week postoperatively, done to assess anastomotic patency of the transplant, could also serve as a predictor of eventual longitudinal growth of the transplant or replant. All transplants and replants demonstrating positive ^99m^Tc‐MDP uptake in the proximal tibial epiphyseal plate at 1 week showed continued longitudinal growth. The precise amount of ^99m^Tc‐MDP uptake, however, did not correlate with the amount of growth at 3 and 5 weeks follow‐up. © 1995 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.