Femoral Osteochondritis Dissecans and Tibial Osteochondral Defect in an Adult Revealed by Bone SPECT/CT.

Tzyy-Ling Chuang, Keng-Chang Liu, Chih-Wen Lin, Chun-Hsi Huang, Yuh-Feng Wang

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Tzyy-Ling ChuangDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Chiayi 622401, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-6325-046X

Keng-Chang LiuDepartment of Orthopedics, Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Chiayi 622401, Taiwan.

Chih-Wen LinSchool of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien 970374, Taiwan.

Chun-Hsi HuangDepartment of Orthopedics, Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Chiayi 622401, Taiwan.

Yuh-Feng WangDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 112201, Taiwan.

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Abstract

A 46-year-old woman presented with persistent right knee pain and swelling six months after a fall. MRI initially showed a lateral meniscus tear, leading to meniscus repair and later meniscectomy, but symptoms persisted. Retrospective review of the MRI revealed edema in the tibial plateau and distal femoral condyle. Arthroscopic debridement demonstrated severe synovitis, marked cartilage loss of the lateral femoral condyle with a loose body, and tibial plateau cartilage damage. Bone SPECT/CT showed bony destruction, cleft formation, and focal tracer uptake in the distal femur and proximal tibia. Femoral osteochondritis dissecans and a tibial osteochondral defect were diagnosed based on arthroscopic and imaging findings.

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bone scanosteochondral defectosteochondritis dissecansSPECT/CT

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PMID42279498

DOI10.3390/diagnostics16111630

PMCPMC13256193

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