Lessons regarding the safety of orthopaedic patient care: An analysis of four hundred and sixty-four closed malpractice claims

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Matsen III, Frederick A ^a   Stephens, Linda ^b   Jette, Jocelyn L ^a   Warme, Winston J ^a   Posner, Karen L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPUTATION; BRAIN DAMAGE; DISLOCATION; EMERGENCY CARE; FRACTURE NONUNION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MEDICATION ERROR; NERVE INJURY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; REVIEW; SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY; SURGICAL ERROR; TREATMENT FAILURE; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; LEGAL ASPECT; LEGAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL ERROR; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ERRORS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PATIENT SAFETY; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84877930748     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.K.01272     Document Type: Review

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