Glove Tears During Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery Using Solid-Core Suture

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 51-56

  Kaplan, Kevin M ^a   Gruson, Konrad I ^a   Gorczynksi, Chris T ^a   Strauss, Eric J ^a   Kummer, Fred J ^a   Rokito, Andrew S ^a  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthroscopic knot tying; Finger laceration; Glove perforation; Shoulder arthroscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDEX FINGER; INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; LACERATION; SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ARTHROSCOPY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HUMANS; LATEX; MATERIALS TESTING; SHOULDER JOINT; SUTURES;

EID: 33845925008     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2006.10.012     Document Type: Article

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