Medical errors in orthopaedics. Results of an AAOS member survey.
Wong DA, Herndon JH, Canale T, et al. Medical errors in orthopaedics. Results of an AAOS member survey. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009;91(3):547-57. doi:10.2106/JBJS.G.01439.
The majority of practicing orthopedic surgeons in this study had witnessed a medical error within the prior 6 months, with medication errors and wrong-site surgery the most serious problems reported.