Radiation risk from fluoroscopically-assisted anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 330-334

  Chitnavis, J P ^a   Karthikesaligam, A ^a   Macdonald, A ^a   Brown, C ^b  

^a CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Abu Dhabi Knee and Sports Medicine Center   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Intra; Operative fluoroscopy; Radiation dose; Radiation risk; Reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PEROPERATIVE CARE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953644817     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588410X12628812459814     Document Type: Article

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