Radiation educational program significantly reduces intraoperative fluoroscopy time during locking plate fixation for distal radius fractures.

Background: The use of C-arm fluoroscopy poses a risk of radiation exposure to the surgeons. This study aimed to examine the intraoperative fluoroscopy time of the distal radius plating before and after radiation educational program.

Methods: A total of 68 cases (48 women and 20 men; average age, 61.