Why the study?
Does surgeon experience and fracture complexity affect intraoperative fluoroscopic radiation exposure during hip fracture fixation?
Population
268 patients undergoing hip fracture fixation
Comparison
Surgeon grade (Junior Trainee vs Senior Trainee vs Consultant) and fracture complexity
Authors
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May support supervised training to limit radiation in complex cases; hypothesis-generating for experience-based protocols.
Does surgeon experience and fracture complexity affect intraoperative fluoroscopic radiation exposure during hip fracture fixation?
Intra-operative radiation dose during hip fracture fixation is significantly higher when performed by junior trainees and for more complex fractures, highlighting the need for supervised training to minimize radiation hazards.
Bruce et al. (2021) studied this question.
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