Frequency of instrument breakage during orthopaedic procedures and its effects on patients

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2652-2654

  Pichler, Wolfgang ^a   Mazzurana, Peter ^b   Clement, Hans ^a   Grechenig, Stephan ^a   Mauschitz, Renate ^a   Grechenig, Wolfgang ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b CENTRAL HOSPITAL OF BOLZANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVICE REMOVAL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT;

EID: 57349181750     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.H.00163     Document Type: Article

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