Laparoscopic surgery: two thirds of injuries initially missed
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Commonly missed orthopaedic injuries.
CROSSING the road is safe enough-but only for those who always take care. The child who relaxes his vigilance is heading for disaster. The Casualty Officer is in a like condition. Most bone injuries are obvious even to the patient and are easily confirmed by the doctor; but without constant care errors are inevitable and, as with crossing the road, the penalty is high. The object of this short ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Western Journal of Medicine
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0093-0415
DOI: 10.1136/ewjm.173.6.372