Radiation exposure to the surgeon during percutaneous pedicle screw placement

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 264-267

  Mroz, Thomas E ^a,b   Abdullah, Kalil G ^a,b   Steinmetz, Michael P ^a,b   Klineberg, Eric O ^c   Lieberman, Isador H ^b  

^a CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

minimally invasive surgery; percutaneous pedicle screws; radiation exposure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; LENS; LIMB; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OPERATION DURATION; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SKIN; SURGEON; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

BONE SCREWS; DISKECTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSICIANS; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION, IONIZING; SPINAL FUSION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 79958194486     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: 15392465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e3181eed618     Document Type: Article

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