The prevalence of wrong level surgery among spine surgeons

Spine

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 194-198

  Mody, Milan G ^a   Nourbakhsh, Ali ^a   Stahl, Daniel L ^a   Gibbs, Mark ^a   Alfawareh, Mohammad ^a   Garges, Kim J ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Prevalence; Spine; Wrong level surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; DISABILITY; HUMAN; LEGAL LIABILITY; LUMBAR SPINE; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPINE SURGEON; SURGEON; SURGICAL ERROR; THORACIC SPINE; WRONG LEVEL SURGERY;

HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MEDICAL ERRORS; ORTHOPEDICS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SPINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38149122345     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31816043d1     Document Type: Article

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