2009
DOI: 10.3944/aott.2009.351
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A review of malpractice claims concerning orthopedic applications submitted to the Council of Forensic Medicine

Abstract: In order to minimize malpractice claims, physicians should steadily improve professional knowledge and skills, give special attention to documenting all information about the patients and applications, and establish a good and intimate physician-patient relationship.

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“…In the United States orthopaedics claims account for approximately 7% of such lawsuits [6,11]. Some studies [9,19] state that the main causes of claims against orthopaedic surgeons are attributed to surgical errors, improper treatments, and misdiagnoses. Furthermore, some physicians perceive trauma care as a specialty with a high risk of malpractice [9,20].…”
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confidence: 99%
“…In the United States orthopaedics claims account for approximately 7% of such lawsuits [6,11]. Some studies [9,19] state that the main causes of claims against orthopaedic surgeons are attributed to surgical errors, improper treatments, and misdiagnoses. Furthermore, some physicians perceive trauma care as a specialty with a high risk of malpractice [9,20].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It has previously been suggested that knowledge of the characteristics of common claims can help orthopedic surgeons work toward preventing these mistakes 20–27 . Characteristics like the most common claim types, the percentage of claims that are settled, and amount paid for the claims have been reported in the literature for many medical specialties and for different fields within orthopedic surgery 28–30 . To our knowledge, there have been very few published reports regarding these characteristics for pediatric orthopedic surgery 24,31 …”
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“…[12,20,21] Çalış-mamızda hem tıbbi uygulamada hata suçlaması açısından, hem de hatalı bulunma açısından ilk sırayı uzman hekimlerin (n=89, %84.8) aldığı tespit edilmiştir. Ancak hekimin akademik derecesi ile hata durumu arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı farklı-lık saptanmamıştır (p>0.05).…”
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