Patient persuaded to opt for Titanium implant instead of steel implant: Fine of Rs 80 lakh slapped on orthopaedic doctor, hospital
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An attending orthopaedic doctor at VIMSAR, a doctor and a private nursing home has been held guilty of medical negligence by the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (DCDRC) in Odisha’s Sambalpur district and directed to pay a fine of around Rs 80 lakhs to a patient.
As per various media reports, the patient had requested the doctor to opt for titanium implant and not stainless steel implant. However, the doctors went against his wish and fixed stainless steel implant resulting in botched up treatment that costed the patient his job apart from rendering him physically challenged.
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