Radiation Exposure in Patients with Isolated Limb Trauma: Acceptable or Are We Imaging Too Much?

Radiation Exposure in Patients with Isolated Limb Trauma: Acceptable or Are We Imaging Too Much?

The aim of our study was to investigate the cumulative effective dose of radiation resulting from medical imaging in orthopaedic patients with isolated extremity trauma. Deidentified radiology records of consecutive patients without age restriction with isolated extremity trauma requiring operative...

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Main Authors: James A. Wheeler, Natasha Weaver, Zsolt J. Balogh, Herwig Drobetz, Andrew Kovendy, Natalie Enninghorst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
orthopaedic
trauma
radiation
safety
imaging
extremity
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/11/3609

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