Ionising radiation during internal fixation of extracapsular neck of femur fractures

Injury

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 469-472

  Giannoudis, P V ^a   McGuigan, J ^a   Shaw, D L ^a,b  

^a BRADFORD ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b Trauma and Orthopaedics   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SCREENING; SURGEON;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; FEMUR; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORTHOPEDICS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION, IONIZING; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOLOGY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032127740     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(98)00090-4     Document Type: Article

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