When using a portable C-arm for a surgical hip pinning,
A)sterility will be maintained using a "shower curtain" approach.
B)sterile technique is unnecessary.
C)the surgeon can reach through the curtain and move the C-arm manually.
D)an additional sterile towel is positioned over the incision site and then removed when the C-arm is brought into the field of view for imaging.

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Hip pinning or femur rodding may use an approach known as the shower curtain approach.On the patient's affected side,a sterile clear plastic sheet is suspended from a long horizontal metal bar attached to two vertical suspending rods.An opening is located in the middle of the sheet,which is attached using a special adhesive to the patient,allowing access to the surgical site.

When Using a Portable C-Arm for a Surgical Hip Pinning