Can quantitative 99mTc-MDP bone scans be used to predict longitudinal growth of epiphyseal plate allografts after microvascular transplantation? An experimental study

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 nonimmunosuppressed rabbits. The purpose of this experiment is to examine whether...

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Published inMicrosurgery Vol. 16; no. 3; p. 155
Main Authors Boyer, M I, Gilday, D, Kiral, A, Nolan, L, Bowen, C V
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 1995
Subjects
Animals
Blood Vessels - transplantation
Bone and Bones - diagnostic imaging
Female
Growth Plate - blood supply
Growth Plate - growth & development
Growth Plate - transplantation
Predictive Value of Tests
Rabbits
Radionuclide Imaging
Regression Analysis
Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
Tibia
Transplantation, Autologous
Transplantation, Homologous
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Summary: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 nonimmunosuppressed rabbits. The purpose of this experiment is to examine whether the 99mTc-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 99mTc-MDP uptake in the proximal tibial epiphyseal plate at 1 week showed continued longitudinal growth. The precise amount of 99mTc-MDP uptake, however, did not correlate with the amount of growth at 3 and 5 weeks follow-up.
ISSN:0738-1085
DOI:10.1002/micr.1920160308