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Radiation exposure during pediatric supracondylar humeral fracture surgery

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December 2025

Radiation exposure during pediatric supracondylar humeral fracture surgery

Vol: 317| Issue: 3| Number:13| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

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

Injury. 2023 01-Oct:. 10.1016/j.injury.2023.110962

Contributing Authors:
S Igrek Y Sahbat AH Akgulle B Erol

Synopsis

Twenty children (mean age 6.7 years) with Gartland type III supracondylar humerus fractures were randomized to surgery using either a uniplanar (inverted) C-arm configuration or a biplanar configuration. Five senior surgeons each performed four cases, two using each configuration. Dosimeters were placed on the surgeon’s wrist (direct radiation), neck, and waist (scatter). The primary outcomes were...

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