Orthopoedic Negligence
Mistakes can arise during orthopaedic surgery and such cases are unfortunately very common. If you have been affected, you may be entitled to compensation.
We have come across a number of orthopaedic injuries which occurred during orthopaedic surgery.
Orthopaedic negligence covers a wide range of injuries to patients and the following list is not exhaustive:
- Hand, shoulder and elbow surgery
- Joint reconstruction
- Paediatric orthopaedics
- Foot and ankle surgery
- Back and spine surgery
- Surgical sports medicine
- Orthopaedic trauma
- Musculoskeletal oncology
Orthopaedic negligence claims usually occur because of the negligence of the Orthopaedic Surgeon and our cases to date have involved the following instances of negligence:
- Delay in diagnosis of fracture
- Incorrect site surgery
- Problems arising during hip, knee or elbow replacement
- General surgical errors particularly mistakes made during foot and ankle surgery
- Post-operative infection
- Lack of consent to surgery
- Equipment malfunction
- Nerve damage
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