Capabilities of SPECT of the hip joint in predicting femoral neck fractures healing in patients of elderly and senile age
We assessed the lack of blood supply to the femoral head in the fracture area in 52 elderly and senile patients with fractures of the femoral neck on the basis of radionuclide studies of the hip joints with osteotropic specimen 99mTc-Pyrphotech. It allowed us to define groups of patients with favorable and unfavorable reparative outcome in order to justify the selection of adequate surgical tactics.