GLOVE PERFORATION DURING ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY– A STUDY

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU 2011; 01(04): 07-09
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1703531

Original Article

Shailesh Pai

¹Senior Resident, Tejasvini Hospital & SSIOT, Mangalore

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M. Shantharam Shetty

²Vice Chancellor, NITTE University, Mangalore

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M. Ajith Kumar

¹Prof & Senior Consultant, Tejasvini Hospital & SSIOT, Mangalore

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T. Venkatesh

¹Senior Resident, Tejasvini Hospital & SSIOT, Mangalore

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