Pattison R M, Calzada S, Koka S R, James S E
Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, Eastbourne District General Hospital, East Sussex.
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 1996 Nov;78(6):509-11.
Immediate postoperative radiographs confirm the quality of reduction and fixation of fractures. This information is already available from the image intensifier and can be saved as hard copy thermal prints. If thermal prints give the surgeon the necessary patient and clinical information them immediate postoperative radiography should not be required. In this retrospective study of 20 hip fractures treated by dynamic hip screw (DHS) fixation, plain radiographs and thermal prints were compared for the patient and clinical information they contained. Thermal prints were found to be deficient in some areas but, nevertheless, can potentially replace postoperative radiographs in many orthopaedic procedures saving time, money and radiation exposure.
术后即刻X线片可确认骨折复位及固定的质量。此信息已可从影像增强器获取，并可保存为硬拷贝热敏打印件。如果热敏打印件能为外科医生提供必要的患者及临床信息，那么术后即刻X线检查就不应再被要求。在这项对20例采用动力髋螺钉（DHS）固定治疗的髋部骨折的回顾性研究中，对普通X线片和热敏打印件所包含的患者及临床信息进行了比较。结果发现热敏打印件在某些方面存在不足，但尽管如此，在许多骨科手术中仍有可能取代术后X线片，从而节省时间、金钱并减少辐射暴露。
