Minimising the risk of extensor pollicis longus rupture following volar plate fixation of distal radius fractures: A cadaveric study

摘要

In June 2008 the World Health Organization's Surgical Safety Checklist was released globally as part of the Safe Surgery Saves Lives initiative. The original pilot study demonstrated that with the use of a checklist, surgical complications were reduced by more than a third. Over the last year, the local trust has been implementing a trial using an alternative suture company. It was soon noted that the change in suture was not being altered on the operation note and, at times, that it was not known to the operating surgeon