Radiation exposure using laser aiming guide in orthopaedic procedures

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 349-351

  Harris, Ian ^a,b   Walker, Peter M ^a   Trieu, Lawrence ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fluoroscopy; Fractures; Lasers; Orthopaedic surgery; Radiation dosage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY REGIONS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FLUOROSCOPY; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; LASER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; WRIST;

FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LASERS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; ORTHOPEDICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIATION MONITORING;

EID: 0036090783     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-2197.2002.02406.x     Document Type: Article

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