Structural damage and chemical contaminants on reprocessed arthroscopic shaver blades

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 266-273

  Kobayashi, Masahiko ^a   Nakagawa, Yasuaki ^a   Okamoto, Yukihiro ^a   Nakamura, Shinichiro ^a   Nakamura, Takashi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Contaminant; Damage; Shaver blade

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CARBON; COLLAGEN; HYDROXYAPATITE; INORGANIC SALT; NICKEL; OXYGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PLASTIC; POLYCARBONATE; PROTEIN; SILICON; TIN; WATER;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROENTGEN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHAVER BLADE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPE; ARTHROSCOPY; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; SPECTROMETRY;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPES; ARTHROSCOPY; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION; STERILIZATION; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

EID: 64749094323     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546508325668     Document Type: Article

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