Surgeon’s radiation exposure in distal radius fractures internal fixation

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Published: Nov 13, 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15417/674
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Radiation, C- Arm, distal radius fracture

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Fernando Vanoli
SANATORIO ALLENDE
Luciano Gentile
Sanatorio Allende
Santiago Luis Iglesias
Sanatorio Allende
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1823-0416
Esteban Lobos Centeno
Sanatorio Allende
María Pilar Diaz
Sanatorio Allende
Christian Antonio Allende Nores
Sanatorio Allende
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2336-2157

Abstract

IntroductionThe objective of this study was to provide reference values of the doses of radiation absorbed by surgeons during ORIFof distal radius fractures.MethodsWe prospectively evaluated two surgeons radiation exposure during distal radius fracture ORIF between May-December 2015; measured using three dosimeters; one placed on the surgeons thorax, a second one on their neck, and the third one on their dominant wrist. A relative radiation index for each surgery was calculated, to identify the differences between sites.ResultsWe evaluated 50 patients. Surgical procedure duration averaged 40 minutes (SD 2.06), and there were no statistically significant difference between both surgeons (p=0,0436). C-arm exposure time averaged 75 seconds. In global terms there were significant differences between surgeons (p = 0.007), or between sites (p<0,05), evidencing less radiation in the thorax0.04mSv (protected with a lead vest),than in the other two sites (not protected with lead)(wrist 0.017mSv and thyroid 0.18mSv).ConclusionThe radiation index constructed provides an indicator, which can be used to monitor and compare radiation dosages absorbed by surgeons. The amount of radiation exposure received by surgeons, when only distal radius fractures are considered, cannot be associated to increased risk of cancer or malignancy development.

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Vanoli, F., Gentile, L., Iglesias, S. L., Lobos Centeno, E., Diaz, M. P., & Allende Nores, C. A. (2017). Surgeon’s radiation exposure in distal radius fractures internal fixation. Revista De La Asociación Argentina De Ortopedia Y Traumatología, 82(4), 271-277. https://doi.org/10.15417/674
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Vol 82 No 4 (2017)
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Clinical Research
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Author Biographies

Fernando Vanoli, SANATORIO ALLENDE

Instituto Allende de Cirugía Reconstructiva de los Miembros, Sanatorio Allende, Córdoba

Luciano Gentile, Sanatorio Allende

Instituto Allende de Cirugía Reconstructiva de los Miembros, Sanatorio Allende, Córdoba

Santiago Luis Iglesias, Sanatorio Allende

Instituto Allende de Cirugía Reconstructiva de los Miembros, Sanatorio Allende, Córdoba

Esteban Lobos Centeno, Sanatorio Allende

Instituto Allende de Cirugía Reconstructiva de los Miembros, Sanatorio Allende, Córdoba

María Pilar Diaz, Sanatorio Allende

Instituto Allende de Cirugía Reconstructiva de los Miembros, Sanatorio Allende, Córdoba

Christian Antonio Allende Nores, Sanatorio Allende

Instituto Allende de Cirugía Reconstructiva de los Miembros, Sanatorio Allende, Córdoba

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