descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Oct 2009 English Publisher:Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)Journal:The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American Volume, volume 91, pages 2,520-2,521 (issn: 0021-9355,

Authors: James D, Capozzi; Rosamond, Rhodes;

doi: 10.2106/jbjs.i.00568

pmid: 19797589

Managing Medical Errors

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Abstract

A patient with severe arthritis of the hip and shortening of the ipsilateral extremity undergoes hip replacement surgery with correction of the limb-length discrepancy. At the time of the postoperative examination, he is found to have a complete foot drop.

Related Organizations

Winthrop-University Hospital
United States
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
United States

Keywords

Physician-Patient Relations, Orthopedics, Ethics, Clinical, Medical Errors, Communication, Humans

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