Evaluation of the Stryker S2TM IM Nail Distal Targeting Device for reduction of radiation exposure: A case series study

Injury

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1210-1215

  Anastopoulos, George ^a   Ntagiopoulos, Panagiotis G ^a   Chissas, Dionisios ^a   Loupasis, George ^a   Asimakopoulos, Antonios ^a   Athanaselis, Eustratios ^b   Megas, Panagiotis ^b  

^a KAT HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Distal locking; Intramedullary nailing; Radiation exposure; Targeting devices

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE NAIL; EVALUATION; FEMUR FRACTURE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHY; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE NAILS; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FLUOROSCOPY; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 56049122436     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: 18790267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2008.04.020     Document Type: Article

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