Eighty-one percent of male orthopedic surgeons and 67 percent of female orthopedic surgeons report that they have been sued, according to Medscape Malpractice Report 2015: Why Orthopedists Get Sued.
When asked about the nature of lawsuits most commonly filed against them, orthopedic surgeons responded:
• Post-surgical infection or pain
• Nerve or venal injury
• Complications from undisclosed or previously undiagnosed conditions
• Complications resulting from patient non-compliance
• Angulation, contracture