Glove punctures in orthopaedic surgery

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 36-39

  Yinusa, W ^a   Li, Y H ^a   Chow, W ^a   Ho, W Y ^a   Leong, J C Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLOVE; HAND SURGERY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INDEX FINGER; INSTRUMENTATION; NURSE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PERFORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCTURE; SPINE SURGERY; SURGEON; THUMB;

EQUIPMENT FAILURE; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES;

EID: 1442350485     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-003-0510-5     Document Type: Article

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