Does radiation exposure during pediatric supracondylar humeral fracture surgery change according to the C-arm position? A comparison of two different techniques

Andreas Rehm; Pinelopi Linardatou Novak; Ayla Newton; Albert W T Ngu; Rachael Clegg; Elizabeth Ashby

doi:10.1016/j.injury.2024.111354

Does radiation exposure during pediatric supracondylar humeral fracture surgery change according to the C-arm position? A comparison of two different techniques

Injury. 2024 Mar;55(3):111354. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2024.111354. Epub 2024 Jan 17.

Authors

Andreas Rehm¹, Pinelopi Linardatou Novak², Ayla Newton², Albert W T Ngu², Rachael Clegg², Elizabeth Ashby²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Paediatric Orthopaedics, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Paediatric Orthopaedics, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom.

PMID: 38246014
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2024.111354

No abstract available

Keywords: C-arm; Crossed k-wires; Gartland classification; Gordon lateral rotation percentage; Image intensifier; Johns Hopkins classification system; Lateral rotation percentage; Radiation exposure; Roentgen; Supracondylar humerus fracture.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Bone Wires
Child
Fracture Fixation, Internal / methods
Humans
Humeral Fractures* / surgery
Radiation Exposure*
Treatment Outcome