Comparison of Cloth Gloves Used in Orthopaedic Surgery: A Clinical and Experimental Evaluation

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 106-110

  Herscovici Jr , Dolfi ^a,b   DiPasquale, Thomas ^a   Sanders, Roy ^a  

^a TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cloth gloves; Cut resistance; Perforation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; MATERIALS TESTING; ORTHOPEDICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL GLOVE;

EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; ORTHOPEDICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031991286     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-199802000-00007     Document Type: Article

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