Availability of Bone Scan in Chest Trauma Patients.
- Author:
Seok Jeoung WOO
1
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Kimhae Gtospel Hospital, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Chest trauma;
Bone Scan
- MeSH:
Humans;
Rib Fractures;
Thorax*;
Time Factors
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
1998;31(11):1085-1088
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: In trauma patients, bony thorax are exposured to the trauma in many cases. With simple x-ray, we can not detect all definitive bony abnormalities, especially in less severe cases. Bone scan is very sensitive diagnostic method in such cases. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We experienced 680 cases and results were as follows. RESULTS: 1. Diagnostic sensitivity was 97.4% and false negative rate was 2.6%. 2. In sensitivity study, the time factor (when we perform bone scan) was the most important thing according to trauma pattern. In rib fracture, sensitive test time was after 1 week. In sternal fracture, sensitive test time was after 1 week, too. In costochondral junction fracture and combined cases, it was after 3 days. CONCLUSIONS: We recommend timely using of bone scan as definitive diagnostic method in bony thorax trauma patients.
