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Table 2 Radiation protection equipment use by specialty

From: The hidden risk of ionizing radiation in the operating room: a survey among 258 orthopaedic surgeons in Brazil

Specialty

Protection Equipment Use (Apron, Thyroid Shield, Spectacles)

None

One equipment

≥ Two pieces of equipment use

Knee

0.00

32.00

6.00

Hand

0.00

14.00

3.00

Shoulder

1.00

16.00

3.00

Foot and Ankle

0.00

11.00

4.00

Pediatric

1.00

5.00

0.00

Hip

0.00

21.00

7.00

Trauma

0.00

71.00

63.00

Total

2.00

170.00

86.00

p-value

0.000*

0.287

0.009*

  1. *statistically significant: p-value < 0.05