The 'nightmare' of wrong level in spine surgery: a critical appraisal

<p>Abstract</p> <p>The recent article published in the Journal by Lindley and colleagues (Patient Saf. Surg. 2011, 5:33) reported the successful surgical treatment of a persistent thoracic pain following a T7-8 microdiscectomy, truly performed at the ‘level immediately above’. The...

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Main Authors: Irace Claudio, Usai Susanna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-06-01
Series:Patient Safety in Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.pssjournal.com/content/6/1/14