TABLE 1

Scintigraphy Results

			^99mTc-IgG scan
Patient no.	Ulcer location	Radiograph	5-h	24-h	^99mTc-MDP scan (delayed phase)	Definitive diagnosis
1	L calcaneus	−	++	++	++	OM
2	R first toe	−	±	±	+	Cellulitis
2	L talus	−	++	+	++	Aseptic inflammation
3	R fifth metatarsal	+	++	+	++	OM
4	R first toe	−	±	−	+	Cellulitis
4	L MTP joint	−	−	−	++	Aseptic inflammation
5	External malleolus	+	++	+	++	OM
6	L first toe	−	+	±	±	Cellulitis
7	R first toe	+	++	+	++	OM
7	R second toe	−	++	++	++	OM
8	R first toe	+	++	++	++	OM
9	L second metatarsal	−	++	++	++	OM
10	R second metatarsal	+	±	±	+	Cellulitis
11	R talus	−	++	++	++	Aseptic inflammation
12	L calcaneus	−	+	+	++	Cellulitis
13	R external malleolus	+	++	++	++	OM
14	Fifth metatarsals	−	±	±	+	Cellulitis
15	Surgical stump	−	++	++	++	Cellulitis
15	R fifth toe	−	++	++	++	Cellulitis
16	R third metatarsal	−	±	±	+	Cellulitis
17	R first toe	−	++	++	++	OM
18	Third metatarsals	+	++	+	++	OM
18	R first toe	−	±	±	±	Cellulitis

− = Absence of uptake; ± = faint uptake; + = moderate uptake; ++ = marked uptake; OM = osteomyelitis; MTP = metatarsophalyngeal.