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Tecnetium-WBC imaging seems a promising technique for the evaluation of suspected bone and joint sepsis. Leukocyte scanning may be used to rule out infection in painful Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA). However, a complete knowledge of the postoperative patterns of leukocyte uptake is lacking. Therefore, our aim was to establish the the time-course of WBC deposition during the first year after TKA surgery in patients without complications.
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González, J.M. et al. (1994). First Year Evolutionary Patterns of 99mTc-HMPAO-Leukocyte Uptake in Uneventful Prosthetic Knee Joint Replacement. In: Martin-Comin, J., Thakur, M.L., Piera, C., Roca, M., Lomeña, F. (eds) Radiolabeled Blood Elements. NATO ASI Series, vol 262. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2462-5_46
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