Value of a weekly surgical x-ray meeting

Surgical x‐ray meetings attended by surgeons and radiologists are used for the clarification of x‐ray reports and education of those present. Although the value of these meetings is generally accepted in terms of education, it is not known in what way they contribute to patient management. An audit of the authors' weekly surgical x‐ray meeting to determine whether such reports and management decisions are modified following review and whether this is of benefit to patients is described.