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Most surgery in wrong spot done on spine: 11 such cases found in state since 2006.
Smith S. Boston Globe. July 30, 2008;Metro section:1A.

This article reports on the incidence of wrong site surgeries in Massachusetts and describes complex factors that may contribute to such errors occurring in spinal surgery.
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