Protecting Surgeons' Fingers from Radiation Exposure during Lumbosacral Selective Nerve Root Block

Protecting Surgeons' Fingers from Radiation Exposure during Lumbosacral Selective Nerve Root Block

Introduction: Fluoroscopy-guided selective nerve root block (SNRB) is useful for the diagnosis and treatment of nerve root pain. However, the procedure exposes the surgeon's hands to radiation. Therefore, the purpose of this randomized prospective study was to assess the radiation exposure per...

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Main Authors: Hirotsugu Omi, Taito Itabashi, Toshihide Nagaoki, Tetsuya Ogawa, Takashi Tomita, Hideki Sato, Junji Ito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Japanese Society for Spine Surgery and Related Research 2019-04-01
Series:Spine Surgery and Related Research
Subjects:
radiation exposure
lumbosacral selective nerve root block
finger
radiation reduction gloves
forceps
annual limits of exposure time
fluoroscopy
International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP)
Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/ssrr/3/2/3_2018-0056/_pdf/-char/en

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