The occurrence of wrong-site surgery self-reported by candidates for certification by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  James, Michelle A ^a   Seiler III, John Gray ^b   Harrast, John J ^c   Emery, Sanford E ^d   Hurwitz, Shepard ^c  

^a SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b and Elbow ^*  (United States)

^c American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery   (United States)

^d WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; FOOT SURGERY; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; LAMINECTOMY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MENISCECTOMY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATIENT SAFETY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE SURGERY; SPORTS MEDICINE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL ERROR; TRAUMATOLOGY;

EID: 84855542422     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.K.00524     Document Type: Article

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