title: Postoperative upper extremity radiographs using the image intensifier: a simple adjunct to the "inverted" C-arm technique.
abstract: When the C-arm is used as a table in upper extremity surgery, postoperative plain radiographs can be obtained by placing the x-ray cassette directly on the image intensifier. This has many advantages, including more rapid performance than conventional techniques, a high-quality image, and no need for a recovery room radiograph. Additionally, there is no overlying splint material to obscure image detail, and the extremity can be positioned as desired by the operating surgeon.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical College of Ohio, 3065 Arlington Avenue, Toledo, OH 43614-5807, USA. ggeorgiadis@mco.edu
authors.forename: Gregory M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Georgiadis
authors.forename: Michael R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Tremains
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Dennis
mesh_terms: D001133:Bones of Upper Extremity / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography / Q000379:methods*; D014963:X-Ray Intensifying Screens