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Craniotomy flap osteomyelitis: a diagnostic approach.

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Blumenkopf, B; Hartshorne, MF; Bauman, JM; Cawthon, MA; Patton, JA; Friedman, AH
Published in: J Neurosurg
January 1987
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Nine cases of suspected craniotomy flap osteomyelitis evaluated by combined bone and gallium scanning are presented. In six cases, the clinical data were inconclusive and evaluation by radionuclide imaging provided an accurate negative diagnosis. The other three cases considered positive by this technique were proven infected at subsequent exploration and flap removal. The use of radionuclide bone and gallium imaging should be considered in cases of possible craniotomy flap osteomyelitis.

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Allan Howard Friedman
Author Allan Howard Friedman Neurosurgery

Published In

J Neurosurg

DOI

10.3171/jns.1987.66.1.0096

ISSN

0022-3085

Publication Date

January 1987

Volume

66

Issue

1

Start / End Page

96 / 101

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
  • Surgical Wound Infection
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Osteomyelitis
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
  • Humans
  • Gallium Radioisotopes
 

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Blumenkopf, B., Hartshorne, M. F., Bauman, J. M., Cawthon, M. A., Patton, J. A., & Friedman, A. H. (1987). Craniotomy flap osteomyelitis: a diagnostic approach. J Neurosurg, 66(1), 96–101. https://doi.org/10.3171/jns.1987.66.1.0096
Blumenkopf, B., M. F. Hartshorne, J. M. Bauman, M. A. Cawthon, J. A. Patton, and A. H. Friedman. “Craniotomy flap osteomyelitis: a diagnostic approach.” J Neurosurg 66, no. 1 (January 1987): 96–101. https://doi.org/10.3171/jns.1987.66.1.0096.
Blumenkopf B, Hartshorne MF, Bauman JM, Cawthon MA, Patton JA, Friedman AH. Craniotomy flap osteomyelitis: a diagnostic approach. J Neurosurg. 1987 Jan;66(1):96–101.
Blumenkopf, B., et al. “Craniotomy flap osteomyelitis: a diagnostic approach.” J Neurosurg, vol. 66, no. 1, Jan. 1987, pp. 96–101. Pubmed, doi:10.3171/jns.1987.66.1.0096.
Blumenkopf B, Hartshorne MF, Bauman JM, Cawthon MA, Patton JA, Friedman AH. Craniotomy flap osteomyelitis: a diagnostic approach. J Neurosurg. 1987 Jan;66(1):96–101.

Published In

J Neurosurg

DOI

10.3171/jns.1987.66.1.0096

ISSN

0022-3085

Publication Date

January 1987

Volume

66

Issue

1

Start / End Page

96 / 101

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
  • Surgical Wound Infection
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Osteomyelitis
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
  • Humans
  • Gallium Radioisotopes