Title of article :
Sternal nonunion on bone scintigraphy: a case report
Author/Authors :
جوادي، حميد نويسنده , , محربي، مهدي نويسنده Golestan Research Center of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (GRCGH) Moharrabi, Mehdi , پوربهي، غلامرضا نويسنده The Persian Gulf Nuclear Medicine Research Center Pourbehi, Gholamreza , شفيعي ، ابراهيم نويسنده , , اسدي ، مجيد نويسنده asadi, majid
Issue Information :
فصلنامه با شماره پیاپی 39 سال 2013
Abstract :
Sternal non-union is a severe complication of sternotomy closure following open heart surgeries. Healing problems typically
occur in 0.3% to 5% of patients. Technetium-99m methylene diphosphonate (99mTc-MDP) bone scintigraphy has been used
to assess bone nonunion to predict the healing response for proper management.
In this report, we present the case of a marked sternal nonunion following coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), using
radionuclide bone scintigraphy.
Journal title :
Iranian Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Journal title :
Iranian Journal of Nuclear Medicine
