We present a patient who experienced a burn from an operating microscope during surgery
for a brachial plexus birth palsy, a literature review, and recommendations on how
to avoid such injuries.
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Publication history
Published online: January 21, 2013
Accepted:
November 9,
2012
Received:
July 26,
2012
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No benefits in any form have been received or will be received related directly or indirectly to the subject of this article.
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© 2013 American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
