A versatile protective shield for pulsatile jet irrigation

Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 392-393

  Agorastides, Ioannis ^a   Kumar, Naresh ^a,b  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICE; HUMAN; OPERATION DURATION; RISK FACTOR; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; WOUND INFECTION; WOUND IRRIGATION;

EID: 0032730190     PISSN: 00016470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17453679908997831     Document Type: Article

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