Retrospective review of 142 patients from 2 teaching hospitals, investigated for persistent backache. The inclusion criteria were to be up to 18 years, to have no known associated diseases, and to have had a bone scan as a part of their work up.…
BACKGROUND: Pain in noncommunicative children can be difficult to localize and diagnose. The purpose of this study is to report our experience using a 3-phase whole-body technetium bone scan as a screening tool in identifying the source of persistent…