TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Litigation in hand and wrist related injuries and surgery
JO  - Ortopedia, traumatologia, rehabilitacja
A1  - Ajwani, Sanil H.
A1  - Halai, Sonal M.
A1  - Mohil, Randeep S.
SP  - 205
EP  - 209
VL  - 20
IS  - 3
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1509-3492
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0012.2128
ID  - ref1
ER  -