Citation

Walsh ME. Injury 1989; 20(6): 322.

Affiliation

Accident and Orthopaedic Division, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1989, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2628326

Abstract

Injury to the patient and surgeon by an operative instrument is fortunately uncommon, but carries an additional risk of transmission of infectious disease. A simple method using a gallipot to protect the emerging point of the skeletal traction pin during insertion is described.

Language: en