title: The risk of product liability: orthopaedic surgeons can be trapped.
abstract: Orthopaedics has become the specialty that it is because of the technologic advancements of medicine in designing successful implants. However, the use of implants introduces a new risk of product failure. The orthopaedic surgeon needs to be aware of the potential consequences of the risks of use of devices in treating patients.
authors.affiliation: The Arthritis Institute at Centinela Hospital Medical Center, Inglewood, CA 90301, USA. PATRICIA.PAUL@TENETHEALTH.COM
authors.forename: Lawrence D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Dorr
authors.forename: LeighEllen
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sirianni
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014481:United States