TY - JOUR T1 - The Economic Impact of Reprocessing External Fixation Components AU - Higgins, Thomas F. AU - Horwitz, Daniel S. AU - Schabel, Kathryn L.S. Y1 - 2008/08/01 N1 - JO - The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery SP - 1787 EP - 1787 VL - 90 IS - 8 N2 - The trend toward single-use devices may be largely driven by financial and industry concerns, but in many cases there is little reason not to salvage much of what is used in the operating room. As surgeons and citizens, we are obliged to consider our environmental impact and assess the true resource cost of what we consume. SN - 0021-9355 M3 - doi: UR - http://dx.doi.org/ ER -