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WHAT DOES MILD INCREASED TRACER UPTAKE AT THE BONE FUSION SURGICAL SITE MEAN
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Dr. Richard Zimon answered
59 years experience Internal Medicine
Sounds like: they are describing the joints joining you ribs with your breast bone (stenum) Since there is constant motion in these joints the bone scan is proba ... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Silviu Pasniciuc answered
27 years experience Internal Medicine
Early gout?: Early gout, among others, may affect preferentially the big toes.
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A female asked:
Dr. Richard Zimon answered
59 years experience Internal Medicine
Depends upon: the tracer used and the imaging technique.
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A female asked:
Dr. Edward Hellman answered
29 years experience Orthopedic Surgery
Bone scan?: Did you have a bone scan done? Assuming that is the case, a chemical (tracer) is injected into the body and will "light up" anywhere there is increas ... Read More
A 44-year-old male asked:
Dr. Joseph Accurso answered
29 years experience Radiology
If I understand the : Question correctly, the left kidney renogram shows decreased uptake of tracer, which means decreased kidney function. The negligible wash out means l ... Read More
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Dr. Jason Marchetti answered
20 years experience Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Unclear story: Increased tracer uptake may or may not be pathological- arthritic joints in the neck will commonly have increased uptake. If it is in the vertebral b ... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Abdul Ahmed answered
41 years experience Orthopedic Surgery
Calcium / Vit D: Bone does not require any minerals or supplements to heal. However ultra sound ( exogen ) can help stimulate bone growth.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Johnnie Alston answered
15 years experience Podiatry
Depends: Joints are fused by removing the cartilage and placing the two raw bone ends together and fixating with screws and/or a plate. There are external fixa ... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Daniel Ivankovich answered
26 years experience Orthopedic Spine Surgery
Fusion (Arthrodesis): The technical term for fusion is arthrodesis. It's commonly used in the spine and joints like hip, knee and ankle. When joints become arthritic and la ... Read More
A 36-year-old female asked:
Dr. Romanth Waghmarae answered
39 years experience Pain Management
Suboxone: This really depends on the anesthesiologist and the surgeon. Personally I do not stop the suboxone and I add an additional analgesic ( I like Nucynta ... Read More
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