Medical errors in orthopaedics. Results of an AAOS member survey.

David A. Wong; James H. Herndon; Terry Canale; Robert L. Brooks; Thomas R. Hunt; Howard R. Epps; Steven S. Fountain; Stephen A. Albanese; Norman A. Johanson

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Medical errors in orthopaedics. Results of an AAOS member survey.

March 18, 2009

Wong DA, Herndon JH, Canale T, et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009;91(3):547-57.

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The majority of practicing orthopedic surgeons in this study had witnessed a medical error within the prior 6 months, with medication errors and wrong-site surgery the most serious problems reported.

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