Fractured surgical instruments located using radiographs of the suction bottle.
This paper describes the use of radiographs of suction bottle receptacles for locating elusive fragments of surgical instruments that have fractured per-operatively.
Conway
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Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Bristol Dental Hospital, University of Bristol, UK.
Fyfe
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D003748:Dental Equipment / Q000009:adverse effects; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D013396:Suction / Q000295:instrumentation*