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Knee replacement failure

Joint Replacements | Last Active: Sep 18, 2023 | Replies (7)

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Good afternoon @bduffy, Welcome to our sharing group of caring folks. I have had bone scans but never saw the words "reactive uptake". I looked up the meaning and found this from Alberta Canada, A bone scan is a test that can find damage to the bones, find cancer that has spread to the bones, and watch problems such as infection and trauma to the bones. A bone scan can often find a problem days to months earlier than a regular X-ray test.

During a bone scan, a radioactive substance called a tracer is injected into a vein in your arm. The tracer travels through your bloodstream and into your bones. Then a special camera takes pictures of the tracer in your bones.

Areas that absorb little or no amount of tracer appear as dark or "cold" spots. This could show a lack of blood supply to the bone or certain types of cancer.

Areas of fast bone growth or repair absorb more tracer and show up as bright or "hot" spots in the pictures. Hot spots may point to problems such as arthritis, a tumor, a fracture, or an infection.

Does this give you a bit of a head start? Where are you located?
Chris

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Thank you Chris for your reply. I'm in Tennessee.

Your information was helpful. I guess the findings is a loosening of my replacement. My knee buckles and at times feels like a pinching is going on. I'm scheduled to see my surgeon Monday.

Thanks Barron