Table 2.
Post-therapeutic value of 99mTc-HDP bone uptake of the irradiated hindlimbs. Results were expressed as relative to the unirradiated hindlimb.
| Hindlimb | posttherapeutic 48 H | posttherapeutic 168 H | posttherapeutic 2 months | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bone blood flow | Knee | Irradiated untreated | −0.40 ± 1.30 | −0.76 ± 1.62 | +0.16 ± 0.91 |
| Irradiated treated | −0.30 ± 0.89 | −1.18 ± 0.87 | +0.20 ± 0.98 | ||
| Tibia | Irradiated untreated | +0.95 ± 1.43 | +0.21 ± 1.45 | −0.01 ± 0.49 | |
| Irradiated treated | +2.00 ± 0.68* | +0.70 ± 1.03* | +0.40 ± 0.53 | ||
| Foot | Irradiated untreated | +1.05 ± 1.12 | +0.26 ± 1.57 | +0.46 ± 0.31 | |
| Irradiated treated | +1.64 ± 1.25 | +1.02 ± 0.96 | +0.56 ± 0.90 | ||
| Bone osteoblastic metabolism | Knee | Irradiated untreated | −2.12 ± 1.25 | −1.06 ± 1.06 | −1.21 ± 1.13 |
| Irradiated treated | −1.68 ± 1.43 | −1.57 ± 1.44 | −1.16 ± 0.98 | ||
| Tibia | Irradiated untreated | +0.28 ± 0.85 | −0.04 ± 0.67 | −0.01 ± 0.66 | |
| Irradiated treated | +0.77 ± 0.56* | +0.47 ± 0.58* | +0.07 ± 0.56 | ||
| Foot | Irradiated untreated | +0.36 ± 0.89 | +0.01 ± 1.19 | +0.07 ± 0.59 | |
| Irradiated treated | +1.07 ± 1.21 | +0.58 ± 0.62 | +0.43 ± 0.96 | ||
*P < 0.05 versus contralateral nonirradiated legs.