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Methods: Prospectively, 24 patients with DFUs were included in the study. Based on treatment that started with the hospitalization, patients were divided into two groups: those whose DFUs healed and did not need surgical intervention (healed group) and those whose DFUs did not regress despite surgical and medical treatment and who required further surgical intervention (reoperation group). Before surgery, 99mTc-MIBI scintigraphy was performed. The 99mTc-MIBI uptake rates of the injured foot relative to the healthy foot were recorded. Deep-tissue culture was taken at surgery. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, white blood cell count, and C-reactive protein (CRP) and albumin levels were measured. Results: The 99mTc-MIBI uptake rates of patients with poor prognosis were higher at all times than those of patients who did not require revision surgery. A significant difference was found between these values in the 10 and 30 s rates. The mean \u00b1 SD CRP level was 86.04 \u00b1 21.87 mg\/dL in the healed group and 144.43 \u00b1 27.54 mg\/dL in the reoperation group (p = 0.040). There was a positive correlation between ulcerated foot and healthy foot 99mTc-MIBI involvement rates at 10 and 30 s and CRP values, and a negative correlation between albumin values. Conclusions: There was a significant relationship between 99mTc-MIBI involvement rates and poor prognosis and reamputation. The correlation between CRP and albumin levels, which are among the predictive values, and 99mTc-MIBI uptake confirmed this relationship in DFUs, which are difficult to manage and treat.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/japma116030034","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,21]],"date-time":"2026-05-21T09:29:58Z","timestamp":1779355798000},"page":"34","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Clinical Value of Technetium Tc 99m Monomer Methoxy Isobutyl Isonitrile Scintigraphy for the Level of Lower-Limb Amputation in Patients with Diabetic Foot Ulcers"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"116","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4336-8596","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mehmet","family":"Ekici","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Orthopedics and Traumatology Clinic, Yozgat City Hospital, Yozgat 66100, T\u00fcrkiye"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3496-1155","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ali Eray","family":"G\u00fcnay","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Orthopedics and Traumatology Clinic, Private Erciyes Hospital, Kayseri 38040, T\u00fcrkiye"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Seyhan","family":"Kara\u00e7avu\u015f","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Nuclear Medicine Clinic, Kayseri City Education and Research Hospital, Kayseri 38080, T\u00fcrkiye"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"H\u00fcmeyra","family":"Gen\u00e7er","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Nuclear Medicine Clinic, Kayseri City Education and Research Hospital, Kayseri 38080, T\u00fcrkiye"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2417-8343","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"F\u0131rat","family":"Ozan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Orthopedics and Traumatology Clinic, Kayseri City Education and Research Hospital, Kayseri 38080, T\u00fcrkiye"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,21]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"CD007610","article-title":"Complex interventions for preventing diabetic foot ulceration","volume":"2015","author":"Hoogeveen","year":"2015","journal-title":"Cochrane Database Syst. 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