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Original

The spinal surgeon, the medical mishap, the warning and Afshar

Pages 22-23 | Received 08 Nov 2005, Accepted 13 Jan 2006, Published online: 06 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

The patient suffering an injury and suing the doctor must establish a causal connection between the operation and the injury. If the doctor was not negligent in carrying out the operation, the patient can still succeed if the doctor did not inform and warn him of the predictable risks, however slight those risks might be, if they would or might have influenced the decision of the patient to consent or not.

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