The Role of NM/CT 870 DR Camera in the Diagnosis of Joint Prosthesis and Tibial Open Reduction and Internal Fixation (ORIF) Complications.

Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center70 enrolled

Overview

This is a prospective study. Patients' cohort is composed of 70 consecutive post joint replacement and post tibial ORIF patients, referred by their orthopedic surgeon to the Nuclear Medicine institute of Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center in the diagnostic work up of post operative bone infection and or mechanical loosening. The proposed study will be presented to the ethical committee of the medical center and will be started once approved.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Bone Infection

Interventions

Bone ScanOTHER

Bone Scan: three-phase planar Bone Scan and a SPECT/CT \[perfusion, blood pool and SPECT/CT of the relevant region of interest (ROI), and a whole-body planar late bone scan\].

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 120 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1\. Three months or more post joint replacement, or post tibial ORIF, or last surgical intervention adult patients suspected of bone infection and or mechanical loosening. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients younger than 18 years; 2. Shorter than 3 month surgical intervention at the suspected area; Newly diagnosed (\<3 months) fractures around the prosthesis; 3. Pathological fractures (e.g. Metastatic).

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

To assess the role of NM imaging in the diagnosis work up of joint prosthesis and tibial ORIF complications by using GE NM/CT 870 DR camera and its accompanied tools..

Time frame: 1 year

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