Auto-fluorescence of the bone and its use for delineation of bone necrosis
Bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ) is a challenging complication of long-term bisphosphonate treatment. Currently, the drawback in the surgical management of BRONJ is the difficulty distinguishing between viable and necrotic bone. Intraoperative bone fluorescence induced by tetrac...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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12 August 2014
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International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery
Year: 2014, Volume: 43, Issue: 11, Pages: 1391-1393 |
| ISSN: | 1399-0020 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijom.2014.07.017 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijom.2014.07.017 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0901502714002677 
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| Author Notes: | O. Ristow, C. Pautke |
| Summary: | Bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ) is a challenging complication of long-term bisphosphonate treatment. Currently, the drawback in the surgical management of BRONJ is the difficulty distinguishing between viable and necrotic bone. Intraoperative bone fluorescence induced by tetracyclines has been shown to be a valuable aid to overcome this problem. In this technical note we report the finding that viable bone is auto-fluorescent using the VELscope Vx fluorescence lamp. Necrotic bone shows an altered fluorescence pattern (pale or no fluorescence). Thus it is suggested that auto-fluorescence of bone might be of similar use during the surgical therapy of BRONJ. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 01.09.2020 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1399-0020 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijom.2014.07.017 |