Blunt dissection

Our Legal Editor examines how a Court of Appeal case on femoral nerve injury during fistula repair highlights the challenge of distinguishing unavoidable surgical risk from substandard care in medico-legal decision making.

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Bulletin of The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Published
2026-06-30
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https://doi.org/10.1308/rcsbull.2026.99
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Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery
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Blunt dissection

Robert Wheeler
Bulletin of The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery
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Blunt dissection

Robert Wheeler
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Abstract

Our Legal Editor examines how a Court of Appeal case on femoral nerve injury during fistula repair highlights the challenge of distinguishing unavoidable surgical risk from substandard care in medico-legal decision making.

Bulletin of The Royal College of Surgeons of EnglandVol. 108(5)
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
Peace, Justice and strong institutions
Openalex Percentile: Top 7%
Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery
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