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PET (Positron Emission Tomiography)

PET scanning is based on the measurement of the decay of radioactive substances. By means of these substances it is possible to measure the flow through of blod in the bone tissue.   

The technique demands execution of a conventional x-ray of the examined bone area. 

Subsequently, contrast material is injected into a vein and the flow through of blod in the selected area is pictured by use of a PET scan. Then, another trace element is injected and the bone construction in the selected area is pictured with a new scan. 

During the scan we take blod samples which are used in calculation algorithms. The scan takes approx. two hours.

The x-ray impact is quiet large compared to the other imaging techniques, as a scan causes 1.5 times the normal annual background radiation.

In a clinical study we have completed PET scans of the dysplastic hip joint before and after Ganz osteotomy and compared the flow through of blod in the bone. The study can contribute knowledge reducing the risk of complications and improving the results of the operations.

The PET technique could profitably be applied to several other surgical joint preservation tecniques such as hip fractures in order to reduce the risk of complications and improve the results.

 
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Contact Inger Buur Mechlenburg for further information.
 
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Publikationer
Hip displacements and correctable scoliosis were prevalent in children with cerebral palsy registered in a Danish follow-up programme from 2010 to 2020.
Krarup LH, Kristensen PK, Stisen MB, Nordbye-Nielsen K, Mechlenburg I.
Low-load exercises with concurrent blood flow restriction as rehabilitation for unspecific knee pain to a former American football player: A case report
Mechlenburg I, Nielsen TG, Kristensen N, Bentzen A, Jørgensen SL.
Football players with hip dysplasia: The relationship between muscle strength, functional performance, self-reported sport and recreation, cartilage defects and sex. A cross-sectional study
O'Brien MJM, Kemp JL, Semciw AI, Mechlenburg I, Jacobsen JS, King MG, Scholes MJ, Lawrenson PR, Crossley K, Agricola R, Souza RB, Heerey J.
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