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A quarter of patients ‘left damaged’ by back surgery

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/a-quarter-of-patients-left-damaged-by-back-surgery-7wqccrskt One in four patients with back surgery claim to have been damaged, with results ranging from pain to paralysis, according to a study by spinal surgeons. Negligence complaints are so common that the Medical Defence Union, which insures doctors offering private operations, says it will no longer cover back surgery outside the NHS. Leading […]