The insertion of intramedullary nail locking screws without fluoroscopy: A faster and safer technique

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 363-366

  Chan, Daniel S ^a   Burris, Richard B ^b   Erdogan, Murat ^c   Sagi, H Claude ^a  

^a FLORIDA ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

electromagnetic; fluoroscopy; IMN; locking screw; radiation; SureShot

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FLUOROSCOPY; FLUOROSCOPY SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL LOCKING SCREW; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LOCKING SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TIME;

BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; MALE; OPERATIVE TIME; PATIENT SAFETY; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84880140503     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: 15312291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e3182828e10     Document Type: Article

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