Orthopaedic surgery is any form of operation which involves your bones, muscles or joints. Common examples of orthopaedic surgery include; operating on bone fractures, joint replacement surgery or ligament reconstruction. If something goes wrong, you may be able to make an orthopaedic negligence claim. 

Types of orthopaedic claims

Common types of orthopaedic negligence include:

• Complications caused in hip, knee or elbow replacement surgery.
• Failure or late diagnosis of a broken bone.
• Unnecessary surgery on a broken bone i.e. when a cast would have sufficed.
• Failure to carry out surgery that should have been carried out sooner. 
• Surgery carried out on the wrong bone(s), joint(s) or ligament(s).
• Post-surgical infection that should have been avoided.
• Nerve damage that should have been avoided.
• Failure to gain consent for surgery.
• Surgical equipment malfunction.