Idiopathic osteonecrosis of the second metacarpal head detected on bone scintigraphy

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 631-632

  Cermik, Tevfik Fikret ^a   Firat, Mehmet Fatih ^a  

^a TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bone scintigraphy; Metacarpophalangeal; Osteonecrosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE NECROSIS; BONE PAIN; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; METACARPAL BONE; OSTEOLYSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; METACARPUS; OSTEONECROSIS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M MEDRONATE;

EID: 13644268714     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003072-200410000-00007     Document Type: Article

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