Diminishing surgeon’s radiation exposure in percutaneous forefoot deformity surgery – an alternative patient and c-arm positioning

• Autor(a) principal: Xará-Leite, Francisco
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Carrapatoso, Manuel, Videira, Sara, Barbosa, Tiago, Rodrigues, Cláudia, Gonçalves, Isabel, Costa, Luís
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.46885/roentgen.v2i2.47
• topic: Radiation; C-arm; Percutaneous; Forefoot; Minimally invasive; Radiação; C-arm; Percutâneo; Ante-pé; Minimamente invasivo

Exposure to ionizing radiation entails health risks to the medical staff. In minimally invasive orthopedic foot surgery, this can become a particularly important aspect, due to patient and surgeon positioning relative to the x-ray source. While using the ‘classical’ positioning of patient, C-arm and surgical team disregards some of the most basic principles of self-safety, particularly in those centres with limited access to smaller, lower radiation-producing devices. Our technique for patient positioning allows for a reduction in radiation scatter to the surgeon and operative team, and the principles of radiation exposure reduction cited should be considered by all colleagues performing this type of techniques in their daily practice.