Intraoperative radiation use by trainees during ankle fracture fixation

Orthopedics

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Kheiran, Amin ^a   Maki, Daoud ^a   Banerjee, Purnajyoti ^a   Ricketts, David ^a  

^a ROYAL SUSSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANKLE FRACTURE; ANKLE RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL SUPERVISION; CONSULTATION; FLUOROSCOPY; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; OPEN REDUCTION; OPERATING ROOM; ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALIST; ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RADIATION DOSE; SCREENING TEST; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TRAINING; WORK EXPERIENCE;

ANKLE FRACTURES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FLUOROSCOPY; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; ORTHOPEDICS; RADIATION DOSAGE; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 84885751711     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20130821-19     Document Type: Article

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