Activation of the growth plates on three-phase bone scintigraphy: The explanation for the overgrowth of fracture femurs

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 72-80

  Etchebehere, E C S C ^a   Caron, M ^a   Pereira, J A ^a   Lima, M C L ^a   Santos, A O ^a   Ramos, C D ^a   Barros, F B ^a   Sanches, A ^a   Santos Jesus, R ^a   Belangero, W ^a   Camargo, E E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bone scintigraphy; Femoral overgrowth; Femur; Fracture; Growth plate; Tibia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE GROWTH; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; GROWTH PLATE; HUMAN; MALE;

BONE AND BONES; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONE REMODELING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE HEALING; GROWTH PLATE; HUMANS; MALE; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M MEDRONATE;

EID: 0035142979     PISSN: 03406997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002590000395     Document Type: Article

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