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The Journal of Arthroplasty, ISSN: 0883-5403, Vol: 15, Issue: 6, Page: 806-808
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Use of a magnet to retrieve a broken scalpel blade
Rajiv Prasad; Harlan C. Amstutz; Edward A. SparlingHip
The retrieval of metallic foreign bodies, such as screws, drill bits, needles, and scalpel blades, from the surgical wound during orthopaedic surgery is often a time-consuming procedure. The extra time and dissection may result in increased morbidity. We report a case during a hip arthroplasty in which a broken surgical blade could not be located with surgical dissection even with the aid of an image intensifier. The broken blade finally was retrieved with the introduction of a magnet.
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