Radiation exposure to the surgeon during open lumbar microdiscectomy and minimally invasive microdiscectomy: A prospective, controlled trial

Spine

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 255-260

  Mariscalco, Michael W ^a   Yamashita, Takayuki ^a   Steinmetz, Michael P ^a   Krishnaney, Ajit A ^a   Lieberman, Isador H ^b   Mroz, Thomas E ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF COLORECTAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

lumbar spine; Radiation exposure; surgeon

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETER; EYE; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOREARM; HAND; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LUMBAR MICRODISCECTOMY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SURGEON; THORAX; THYROID GLAND;

ADULT; DISKECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSICIANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 79551565903     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181ceb976     Document Type: Article

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