Outer Gloves in Orthopaedic Procedures: A Polyester/Stainless Steel Wire Weave Glove Liner Compared with Latex

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 101-105

  Louis, Steven S ^a   Steinberg, Ely L ^b   Gruen, Orna A ^c   Bartlett, Craig S ^d   Helfet, David L ^d  

^a Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cut resistance; Glove liners; Latex; Perforation; Surgical gloves

Indexed keywords

LATEX; POLYESTER; STAINLESS STEEL;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; MATERIALS TESTING; ORTHOPEDICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL GLOVE;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HUMANS; LATEX; MATERIALS TESTING; ORTHOPEDICS; POLYESTERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAINLESS STEEL;

EID: 0031991336     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-199802000-00006     Document Type: Article

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