title: Needle breakage in acupuncture: a biomechanical study.
authors.affiliation: Biomechanics Laboratory, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
authors.forename: Mabel Qi He
authors.initials: MQ
authors.lastname: Leow
authors.affiliation: Medical Department, National Skin Centre, Singapore, Singapore.|Singapore College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Singapore, Singapore.
authors.forename: Taige
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.affiliation: Biomechanics Laboratory, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
authors.forename: Yoke Rung
authors.initials: YR
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.affiliation: Biomechanics Laboratory, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.|Department of Hand Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.|Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore.
authors.forename: Shian Chao
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Tay
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D009339:Needles / Q000009:adverse effects*
keywords: STATISTICS & RESEARCH METHODS