Potential for contamination of orthopaedic implants using individually wrapped screws

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 266-268

  Crick, Brad ^a,b   Chua, Soong ^a   Canty, James ^a   McCullough, Keith ^a  

^a Department of Medicine   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bone screws; Equipment contamination; Orthopaedic fixation device; Orthopaedics; Product packaging

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT; FIXATION DEVICE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PACKAGING;

BONE SCREWS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; OPERATING ROOMS; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PRODUCT PACKAGING;

EID: 41149095574     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2008.04433.x     Document Type: Article

References (4)

1. Australian Standard AS/NZS 2817:1997. Implants for surgery - Care and handling of orthopaedic implants. Available from : http://www.standards.org.au
2. ACORN standards 2006. Reprocessing of Reusable Items: Cleaning, Packaging, Sterilisation and Storage of Sterile Supplies - Standard Statement 4. Chapter S16. Available from : http://www.acorn.org.au
3. ACORN standards 2006. Aseptic Technique Standard. Chapter S2. Available from : http://www.acorn.org.au
4. AOA Statement on Individual Wrapping of Fixation Devices. Sydney, Australia : Australian Orthopaedic Association. Available from : http://www.aoa.org.au