Radiation scattering to the primary surgeon during closed locked femoral nailing

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 252-255

  Mahaisavariya, Banchong ^a   Songcharoen, Panupan ^a   Riansuwan, Kongkhet ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Femur; Fracture; Intramedullary nailing; Radiation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AO INTERLOCKING FEMUR NAIL; ARTICLE; BONE NAIL; C ARM IMAGE INTENSIFIER; CLOSED LOCKED FEMUR NAILING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FLUOROSCOPY; GROSSE KEMPF FEMUR NAIL; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HUMAN; IMAGE INTENSIFIER; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OPERATION DURATION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION SCATTERING; SURGEON; WINQUIST CLASSIFICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FLUOROSCOPY; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION MONITORING; SCATTERING, RADIATION;

EID: 20444437186     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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