The wrong foot, and other tales of surgical error.

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The wrong foot, and other tales of surgical error.

January 20, 2010

Altman LK.

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This news piece reports on wrong-site and wrong-patient surgery and describes efforts to prevent surgical errors following a Joint Commission sentinel event alert on the topic.

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