title: Informed consent in shoulder surgery.
abstract: Informed consent is an essential tool for diagnosis and therapy in medicine, and is of fundamental importance in surgery, where it underpins the operation itself. Its origins can be traced back to US forensic medicine but is now incorporated into the Italian legal system, with different consequences depending on the context in which it is applied. This article describes our experiences in shoulder surgery, with suitable references to legislation and analysis of the literature studies in this area.
authors.affiliation: Shoulder and Elbow Department, Ospedale D. Cervesi, Via L.V. Beethoven 1, 47841 Cattolica (RN), Italy. chirurgiaspalla@virgilio.it
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Porcellini
authors.forename: Fabrizio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Campi
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Paladini
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lollino
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007558:Italy; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012782:Shoulder / Q000601:surgery*