Estimation of patient dose and associated radiogenic risks from limb lengthening

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 467, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1023-1027

  Schiedel, Frank M ^a   Buller, Tim C ^a   Rödl, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FEMUR; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; LEG LENGTHENING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIBIA; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; OSTEOTOMY; PATIENT MONITORING; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; MALE; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; OSTEOTOMY; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIBIA; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62449166241     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-008-0624-6     Document Type: Article

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