Incidence of 99Tc-MDP uptake in the external occipital protuberance in the pediatric population: the new normal?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Children and young adults have a vast array of electronics at their fingertips. While it can provide endless hours of entertainment and education, we are also seeing a structural consequence. Children are using these devices with their head tilted down with poor posture resulting in increased stress on the skull from attached structures which can lead to a bone spur (exostosis) at the external occipital protuberance (EOP). While typically painless, it can progress to necessitate surgical intervention.

Objectives

The purpose of this study is to understand the prevalence of exostosis at the EOP and how the finding can affect the nuclear medicine bone scan.

Materials and methods

43 pediatric patients who underwent a whole-body bone scan over a period of 1 year

SUBMITTER: Muzaffar R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10656627 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature