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Safety in Surgery and Overall Health: What is the Responsibility of the Patient?

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  1. Department of Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Washington Medical Center, 1959 NE Pacific St., Seattle, WA, 98195, USA

    Michael J. Lee MD

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Note from the Editor-in-Chief: We are pleased to publish the next installment of “On Patient Safety” to the readers of Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® . The goal of this quarterly column is to explore a broad range of topics that pertain to patient safety. We welcome reader feedback on all of our columns and articles; please send your comments to eic@clinorthop.org.

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Lee, M.J. Safety in Surgery and Overall Health: What is the Responsibility of the Patient?. Clin Orthop Relat Res 472, 1373–1374 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-013-3445-1

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