Medical negligence in orthopaedic surgery: A review of 130 consecutive medical negligence reports

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 151-156

  Gidwani, S ^a,b   Zaidi, S M R ^c   Bircher, M D ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ROYAL HOSPITAL HASLAR   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEGLIGENCE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

COMPENSATION AND REDRESS; EXPERT TESTIMONY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MEDICAL RECORDS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES;

EID: 59949087627     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.91B2.21567     Document Type: Article

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