Turnover time in arthroscopic shoulder surgery: A reduction of 18% by 2 simple strategies

Techniques in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 130-135

  Yang, Quinton Jia Qi ^a   Murrell, George A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

arthroscopy; operating room; shoulder surgery; turnover time

Indexed keywords

EID: 80455150031     PISSN: 15239896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BTE.0b013e31823920e8     Document Type: Article

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