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£322,000 following substandard knee replacement

B v Nuffield Hospitals (2008)

FACTS

Aged 68 Mrs B underwent knee replacement surgery.

The treating surgeon severed Mrs B's patella tendon and placed the components incorrectly.

Mrs B underwent revision of her knee replacement.

Mrs B did not regain full function of her knee.  She required crutches to walk and experienced significant ongoing pain.  It was possible Mrs B would require further surgery.

BREACH OF DUTY

The defendant accepted responsibility for their surgeon's failure to undertake the initial knee replacement properly.

CAUSATION

The independent surgeons for both Mrs B and the hospital agreed that proper surgery would have allowed her to return to near full function.

OUTCOME

Compensation was agreed at £322,000 of which £200,000 was assessed as allocated to provide care for Mrs B in future.