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Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Our Legal Editor examines how a Court of Appeal case on femoral nerve injury during fistula repair highlights the challenge of distinguishing unavoidable surgical risk from substandard care in medico-legal decision making.

Source: Bulletin of The Royal College of Surgeons of England

DOI: 10.1308/rcsbull.2026.99

Author: Robert Wheeler

Institutions: University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, University of Southampton

Language: English

Topic: Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues

Subfield: Pharmacy

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W7166641144

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