TYPES OF CLAIM

Orthopaedics

·        Failure to diagnose and properly treat fractures, especially scaphoid (wrist) and neck of
       femur (hip)

·        Failure to diagnose and properly treat dislocations, especially shoulder

·        Failure to diagnose and repair tendon damage, especially in the hand and wrist from
     lacerations (cuts) and the Achilles tendon (ankle)

·        Mismanagement of spinal injuries, especially unstable fractures of the neck following
     head injury, prolapsed discs and subsequent damage to nerves

·        Failure to diagnose and manage neurological or vascular complications of fractures and
     dislocations in general

·        Tourniquet injuries during surgery

·        Surgery on the wrong limb or digit

·        Failure to achieve a proper end position following hip replacement, osteotomy (division
     of bone) and athrodesis (fusion of a joint)


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