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Radiation exposure from fluoroscopy during fixation of hip fracture and fracture of ankle: Effect of surgical experience
BACKGROUND: Over the years, there has been a tremendous increase in the use of fluoroscopy in orthopaedics. The risk of contracting cancer is significantly higher for an orthopedic surgeon. Hip and spine surgeries account for 99% of the total radiation dose. The amount of radiation to patients and o...
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Medknow Publications
2008
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2740341/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19753238 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5413.43398 |