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Trial reportBioMed research international2018

The Effect of C-Arm Mobility and Field of Vision on Radiation Exposure in the Treatment of Proximal Femoral Fractures: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Mahmut Kalem, Kerem Başarır, Hakan Kocaoğlu, Ercan Şahin, Hakan Kınık

Open access · hybridAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in BioMed research international, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 25% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. [An experimental study on distal locking of femoral intramedullary nail assisted by an intelligent orthopedic robot].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mahmut KalemDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Kerem BaşarırDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Hakan KocaoğluDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-1421-3555
Ercan ŞahinDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Bulent Ecevit University Faculty of Medicine, Zonguldak, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0003-0491-9156
Hakan KınıkDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Ankara University · TRBülent Ecevit University · TR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo examine the effect of fluoroscopy devices with different sizes of image intensifier and C-arm maneuverability on operating time, fluoroscopy time, radiation dose and reduction, and fixation quality at intertrochanteric femoral fractures.

designSingle-center, randomized, prospective study.

settingAcademic Level I trauma hospital. PATIENTS AND

intervention34 patients treated with cephalomedullary nailing for a stable, intertrochanteric proximal femur fracture (OTA A1). MAIN OUTCOME MEASUREMENT: The total working time of the fluoroscopy device, the dose-area product (DAP), operating time, reduction quality (cortical continuity, symmetrical collodiaphyseal angle, and shortness), and fixation quality (Bosworth quadrants, the tip-apex distance, TAD).

resultsThere were no cases of poor reduction; also the placement of the blade was optimal for 14 patients and suboptimal in 3 patients in each group. Superior-posterior placement of the blade or TAD > 25 mm was not seen in any patient. Total operating time was significantly shorter when using device A compared to the use of device B (20.1 ± 3.4 mins versus 25.3 ± 5.4 mins,

conclusionPhysical properties of fluoroscopy devices used during the fixation of intertrochanteric fractures could yield significant differences in operating times and the radiation dose while having comparable clinical results.

Indexed as

Radiation DosageAgedAged, 80 and overBone NailsFemaleFemoral FracturesFluoroscopyFracture Fixation, IntramedullaryHip FracturesHumansMaleMiddle AgedOperative TimeProspective StudiesRadiation Exposure

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PMID29780829
PMCPMC5892260
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