I am 36 years old mother of 3 young children. I started having knee pain for no apparent reason. My Orthopedic Doctor could not see anything wrong in my Xrays, he ordered blood work and a "Bone Scan", also to calm the pain he gave me a shot directly on the knee which it worked for a little time but still have some pain specially during the night time. At this point I am not sure if a " Bone Scan " is the answer to find out what is wrong with it?
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Q: Is a "bone scan" the right procedure to determine what is wrong with my knee?
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11/ 9/09 8:26pm
Hi G Taylor, welcome and thanks for your question. A bone scan is a good test to determine what might be wrong with your knee, but it's not generally used for osteoporosis. A DXA scan is used to measure your bone density to determine if you have osteoporosis, but what you are experiencing doesn't sound like it's related to bone loss.
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