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Table 1 The Nordic Medico-Statistical Committee Classification of Surgical Procedures codes used to search the Norwegian System of Patient Injury Compensation and the Norwegian Patient Registry databases

From: Prevalence of malpractice claims after arthroscopic shoulder surgery: analysis of 69,097 procedures from a national registry in Norway

Procedure code

Procedure description

NBA11

Shoulder arthroscopy

NBK12

Resection or excision of clavicula

NBK13

Resection or excision of scapula

NBL49

Suture or reinsertion of tendon in shoulder or upper arm

NBM79

Excision of bursa in shoulder or upper arm

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Patient Safety in Surgery

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