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The Appearance of Bone Scans Following Fractures, Including Immediate and Long-Term Studies

Roseville Community Hospital, Roseville, and University of California, Davis, California

Correspondence: For reprints contact: Philip Matin, Dept. of Nuclear Medicine, Roseville Community Hospital, Roseville, CA 95678.

ABSTRACT

Bone scans were performed on 204 patients at Intervals ranging from 6 hr to several years after traumatic fractures. The minimum time for a bone scan to become abnormal following fracture was age-dependent; however, 80% of all fractures were abnormal by 24 hr, and 95 % by 72 hr, after injury. Three distinct temporally related phases were noted on bone scans as sequential studies showed a gradual return to normal. The minimum time for a fracture to return to normal on a bone scan was 5 mo. Approximately 90% of the fractures returned to normal by 2 yr after injury.

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