Optimising use of the mini C-arm in foot and ankle surgery

Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 139-143

  Gangopadhyay, Soham ^a   Scammell, Brigitte E ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Foot and ankle surgery; Mini C arm; Protocol; Radiation exposure

Indexed keywords

ANKLE ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FLUOROSCOPY; FOOT SURGERY; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; IONIZING RADIATION; JOINT ASPIRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; SUBTALAR ARTHRODESIS;

ANKLE; ARTHRODESIS; FOOT; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE;

EID: 67650915535     PISSN: 12687731     EISSN: 14609584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fas.2008.10.004     Document Type: Article

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