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AN INFECTED HIP PROSTHESIS IN A DOG DIAGNOSED WITH A 99m TC‐CIPROFLOXACIN (INFECTON) SCAN
Author(s) -
Peremans K.,
Winter F.,
Janssens L.,
Dumont F.,
Bree H.,
Dierckx R.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
veterinary radiology and ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.541
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1740-8261
pISSN - 1058-8183
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2002.tb01666.x
Subject(s) - medicine , prosthesis , ciprofloxacin , scintigraphy , lameness , femur , acetabulum , nuclear medicine , radiology , surgery , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
This case report describes the use of the 99m To‐labeled radiopharmaceutical eiprofloxaein (Infecton) in a case of hip prosthesis loosening in a dog. Serial planar radiographs were not conclusive, and culture of the synovial fluid was negative. Antibiotic treatment did not result in improvement of the lameness. Scintigraphy was performed with 99m Tc‐Infecton, a tracer claimed to be specific for infection. Antibiotic treatment was interrupted 6 weeks prior to the examination. Planar and tomographic images at 3 h and at 24 h postinjection showed increased activity along the acetabulum and the proximal femoral bone surrounding the femoral prosthesis, indicating focal infection. Bacteriology performed after removal of the implant revealed Pseudomonas aeruginosa .