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ArticleArchives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery2025

Early postoperative three-phase Technetium-99 m bone scanning predicts traumatic osteonecrosis in patients with femoral neck fractures: a 2- to 6-year follow-up study.

Guangmin Yang, Shiye Huang, Deqing Liu, Ye Yuan, Yangyang Yu, Yan Li, Zuoxiang He, Yongwei Pan, Zhe Zhao

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Guangmin Yang *Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Shiye Huang *Department of Orthopaedics Surgery, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Deqing LiuDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Ye YuanDepartment of Orthopaedics Surgery, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Yangyang YuDepartment of Orthopaedics Surgery, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Yan LiDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Zuoxiang HeDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Yongwei PanDepartment of Orthopaedics Surgery, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Zhe ZhaoDepartment of Orthopaedics Surgery, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. zhaozhao_02@163.com.

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introductionThis study aimed to explore the predictive value of early postoperative TPBS on post-traumatic osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) in femoral neck fracture (FNF) patients after internal fixation. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis study retrospectively reviewed the FNF patients who underwent TPBS within 72 h after internal fixation from January 2017 to December 2020 in our institution. All Patients were divided into ONFH and non-ONFH groups during the follow-up, and diagnostic analysis was used to assess the predictive value of TPBS on ONFH occurrence.

resultsFifty-one patients (51 hips) were included, with a mean follow-up of 4.7 years, ranging from 2.3 to 6.7 years. Twenty-one out of 51 patients showed femoral head perfusion defects on the postoperative TPBS, and 15 of the 21 patients developed ONFH in the follow-up. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of TPBS are 93.75%, 83.33%, 71.43%, and 96.77%, respectively. The semi-quantitative analyses showed that the tracer uptake in the lateral and medial pillars of the femoral head in the ONFH group was significantly reduced compared with the contralateral side. In contrast, the uptake in the medial, central, and lateral columns of the fracture side in the non-ONFH group was significantly higher than those on the contralateral side.

conclusionsThe present results found that early postoperative TPBS showed high sensitivity and specificity in predicting posttraumatic ONFH for the FNF patients after internal fixation and has considerable value in estimating the future risk of ONFH.

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Femoral Neck FracturesFemur Head NecrosisFracture Fixation, InternalPostoperative ComplicationsAdultAgedFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsRadionuclide ImagingRetrospective StudiesFemoral neckHip fractureInternal fixationOsteonecrosis

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