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19524231

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-8-25
pubmed:abstractText
The purpose of the study was to reduce the level of radiation exposure during intra-medullary nailing procedures. A visible light source was inserted into the medullary bone cavity in order to detect the distal interlocking screw holes. The light penetrates out of the bone surface, revealing the position of the screw hole, and this allows the subsequent drilling and placing of the interlocking screw to be free of fluoroscopy. Among the 19 consecutive tibia-fracture patients recruited for this study, no repetition of the drilling procedure or insertion of a transverse interlocking screw was needed. The average time to finish the insertion of one distal interlocking screw was 4.1+/-1.8 min. It was extrapolated that 13-41% of previous radiation exposure levels could be saved. The non-fluoroscopic approach thus decreases the health hazards that the patients are experiencing as well as those of the surgical team who need to perform such intra-medullary nailing operations on a routine basis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1879-0267
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
40
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1084-7
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Reducing radiation exposure in intra-medullary nailing procedures: intra-medullary endo-transilluminating (iMET).
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Yang-Ming University, Beitou, Taipei 112, Taiwan, ROC. William@bme.ym.edu.tw
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't