Obtaining Informed Consent in Orthopaedic Trauma in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Obtaining informed consent from patients has always been a crucial and necessary procedure before surgery is performed. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has radically altered care pathways and introduced new elements into the consent procedure. It…
Categories : Articles, Trauma and orthopaedics
Read more The Medicolegal Implications of Informed Consent in Plastic Surgery Claims
Consent is a process that protects one of the primary tenets of ethics, autonomy – the right to choose what happens to oneself. It enshrines the concept that a patient has a right to make…
Categories : Articles, Plastic Surgery
Read more Venous Thromboembolism in Complex Trauma: A Medicolegal Perspective
Thromboembolism occurs when a blood clot, or thrombus, forms in a vein. This happens most commonly in the deep veins of the legs or pelvis, and is known as a deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Once formed,…
Categories : Articles, Trauma and orthopaedics
Read more The Medicolegal Challenges of Orthognathic or Temporomandibular Surgery
Orthognathic surgery, or corrective jaw surgery, is used to treat skeletal deformities of the face that cause misalignment of the jaws and/or teeth as well as treating sleep apnoea patients . These conditions, which cannot be treated with conventional orthodontic procedures, include protrusion…
Read more Cauda Equina: Medicolegal Challenges Relating to Imaging and Neuroradiology
Cauda equina syndrome (CES) is a rare condition, diagnosed in <1% of patients presenting to an emergency department with back pain, in which the nerves at the base of the spine become compressed, potentially leading…
Categories : Articles, Neuroradiology
Read more Outcomes after pelvic injuries
The pelvic ring consists of the sacrum at the centre back and the ischium, pubis and ilium to either side. These last three bones are fused together at the acetabulum, which forms a socket into…
Categories : Articles, Trauma and orthopaedics
Read more The Medicolegal Challenges of Causation in Back and Spinal Pain
Not only is back pain the commonest reason for a GP consultation, it has a significant socioeconomic impact too. It has been estimated that between 60% and 80% of UK inhabitants will suffer from the…
Read more The Medicolegal Challenges of Aesthetic Cosmetic Surgery
Once solely the preserve of the rich and famous, the popularity of aesthetic cosmetic surgery has exploded in recent years. This is partly due to societal factors, such as an increasing emphasis on youth and…
Categories : Articles, Plastic Surgery
Read more The features of a good medicolegal report - thought leadership series
This thought leadership series focuses on what to look for in a good medico legal report. We explore the importance of finding the right expert, the value a well written medico legal report can add…
Categories : Articles, Cardiology, Defence, Intensive care, Medicolegal reports, Neuroradiology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Pain, Plastic Surgery, Spinal surgery, Thought Leadership, Trauma and orthopaedics
Read more The Role of Multidisciplinary Teams in Chronic Pain Management
Conditions such as chronic pain can be extremely complex and may require input from a number of different specialties in order to diagnose patients and provide effective treatments. As a result, there has been an…
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