title: [Radiation exposure to spine surgeon: a comparison of computer-assisted navigation and conventional technique].
abstract: To analyze the radiation exposure of surgeon in spine surgery and compare computer-assisted navigation and conventinal technique. While performing spine surgery, the surgeon is exposed to a significant amount of radiation. Spinal surgeons should be considered as workers of radiational occupation accordingly. Methods of reducing radiation exposure should be strongly recommended. Comparing with conventional fluoroscopic technique,the computer-assisted navigtion can reduce surgical time, radiation exposure, and has become an increasingly accepted and practiced from of intraoperative spinal navigation.
authors.affiliation: Deparment of Orthopaedics, China-Japan Union Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun 130033, Jilin, China.
authors.forename: Han
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Zhong-Li
authors.initials: ZL
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Zhong-Wen
authors.initials: ZW
authors.lastname: Lü
authors.forename: Xiao-Yu
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Hong-Liang
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Ying
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D010820:Physicians; D011827:Radiation; D011835:Radiation Protection; D013131:Spine / Q000601:surgery*; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted