We count but should we scrutinize? An unreported complication in spinal surgery

Complications following spinal surgery can range from simple wound infection to complete paralysis. Intraoperative checks have been introduced to account for all the instruments and materials used and help minimize surgeon-related complications. We report a case of a broken osteotome tip within the...

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Autores principales: Dabis, John, Abdul-Jabar, Hani B., Smith, Matthew, Kotrba, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2015
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4486866/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26136563
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjv071
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description Complications following spinal surgery can range from simple wound infection to complete paralysis. Intraoperative checks have been introduced to account for all the instruments and materials used and help minimize surgeon-related complications. We report a case of a broken osteotome tip within the spinal canal following a routine posterior decompression of the lumbar spine.
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spelling pubmed-44868662015-07-01 We count but should we scrutinize? An unreported complication in spinal surgery Dabis, John Abdul-Jabar, Hani B. Smith, Matthew Kotrba, Michael J Surg Case Rep Case Reports Complications following spinal surgery can range from simple wound infection to complete paralysis. Intraoperative checks have been introduced to account for all the instruments and materials used and help minimize surgeon-related complications. We report a case of a broken osteotome tip within the spinal canal following a routine posterior decompression of the lumbar spine. Oxford University Press 2015-07-01 /pmc/articles/PMC4486866/ /pubmed/26136563 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjv071 Text en Published by Oxford University Press and JSCR Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved. © The Author 2015. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com
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