Neglecting that surgery was unsuccessful is ‘sheer negligence’
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March - 2024, Posted On: 01 March 2024
The patient sustained injuries on his right hand and leg in a road accident. He was taken to the hospital where the orthopaedic surgeon performed posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) surgery with posterolateral complex repair, along with open reduction and internal fixation with K-wires percutaneously.
The surgery was uneventful, but post-surgery period was exactly the opposite.