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The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 80:463 (1998)
© 1998 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Editorial

Editorial - Wrong-Site Surgery

Henry R. Cowell, M.D., Ph.D.

Recently, The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons appointed the Task Force on Wrong-Site Surgery to determine the prevalence of this type of error in orthopaedic patients. The Task Force was also charged with developing a recommendation regarding methods to prevent wrong-site surgery.

The Task Force obtained data on 110,000 physicians from the records of the Physician Insurers Association of America. These data showed that a total of 331 claims involving wrong-site surgery were submitted in all surgical disciplines from January 1, 1985, through December 31, 1995. Two hundred and twenty-five of these claims were related to orthopaedic procedures.

The Task Force also obtained detailed information about thirty-seven claims for either a loss payment or an expense payment, from 1977 to mid-1997, . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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