Check radiography after fixation of hip fractures: Is it necessary?

Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 398-399

  Mohanty, K ^a   Gupta, S K ^a   Evans, R M ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hip fractures; Image intensifier; Post op check X ray

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; FILM; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HIP FRACTURE; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE INTENSIFIER; IMAGE QUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VISIBILITY;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0034517859     PISSN: 00358835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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1. The check X-ray: An unnecessary investigation after hip fracture fixation?
2. Ionising radiation and the orthopaedic patient
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4. Prospective randomised study of an orthopaedic geriatric inpatient service