The patient’s thigh bone was broken in a freak tractor accident. The surgeon performed ORIF procedure at the hospital, and discharged the patient after twenty days.
Three months later, the patient approached the doctor at the hospital with complain of pus oozing from the operated site. The doctor advised X-ray and culture of the pus, and subsequently a re-surgery.
The hospital gave an estimate of INR 50,000 for re-surgery, for which the patient expressed his inability. He consulted another surgeon who performed the surgery. Surprisingly, a gauze piece was removed from the operated thigh!