Wrong-site spine surgery

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 312-320

  Palumbo, Mark A ^a   Bianco, Aaron J ^a   Esmende, Sean ^a   Daniels, Alan H ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACK; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; HUMANS; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDICAL ERRORS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84877273627     PISSN: 1067151X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5435/JAAOS-21-05-312     Document Type: Review

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