@article{ref1,
title="Litigation in hand and wrist related injuries and surgery",
journal="Ortopedia, traumatologia, rehabilitacja",
year="2018",
author="Ajwani, Sanil H. and Halai, Sonal M. and Mohil, Randeep S.",
volume="20",
number="3",
pages="205-209",
abstract="BACKGROUND: We aimed to evaluate the burden of successful litigation relating to wrist and hand injuries and surgery. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A retrospective review was conducted using the English national litigation data-base, National Health Service Litigation Authority database. <br><br>RESULTS: A total of 325 successful claims were analysed from 2002-2012. The total cost of successful claims was £19.5 million. This comprised £10.9 million in damages, with £8.4 million in legal costs (23% in NHS legal costs, the remainder being claimant costs). The mean cost of settling a claim for wrist and hand injuries respectively was £60,325 (range £200 - £669,471) and £58,926 (range £1000-£ 374,077). The commonest cause of claim for both wrist and hand injuries was poor outcome. The average cost for wrist and hand injury respectively was £52,825 and £63,926. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: 1. The complexity of resolving these cases is reflected in the associated legal costs, which represent a significant proportion of payouts. 2. This paper helps improve our understanding of factors instigating successful legal proceedings to aid identification of areas where practice and training can be improved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1509-3492",
doi="10.5604/01.3001.0012.2128",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0012.2128"
}