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A bone scan or bone scintigraphy / s ɪ n ˈ t ɪ ɡ r ə f i / is a nuclear medicine imaging technique used to help diagnose and assess different bone diseases. These include cancer of the bone or metastasis, location of bone inflammation and fractures (that may not be visible in traditional X-ray images), and bone infection (osteomyelitis). [1]
Thyestes and Aerope, painting by Nosadella In Greek mythology , Thyestes (pronounced / θ aɪ ˈ ɛ s t iː z / , Greek : Θυέστης , [tʰyéstɛːs] ) was a king of Olympia . Thyestes and his brother, Atreus , were exiled by their father for having murdered their half-brother, Chrysippus , in their desire for the throne of Olympia.
A skeletal survey (also called a bone survey [1]) is a series of X-rays of all the bones in the body, or at least the axial skeleton and the large cortical bones. A very common use is the diagnosis of multiple myeloma , where tumour deposits appear as "punched-out" lesions.
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Atrophic non-union results in re-absorption and rounding of bone ends [6] due to inadequate blood supply and excessive mobility of the bone ends. [4] Mal-union: healing occurs but the healed bone has 'angular deformity, translation, or rotational alignment that requires surgical correction'. This is most common in long bones such as the femur. [10]
Like any medical procedure, intraosseous infusion has some potential complications. In a review by Tyler et al., an analysis across the included studies found the overall complication rate associated with IO infusions to be less than 1% (0.9%). [12] Complications include: Bone fractures from the puncture devices