Wednesday 13 February 2019

Thousands of fracture patients need NHS review after wrong metal plates fitted in hospital mix-up

Thousands of fracture patients need NHS review after wrong metal plates fitted in hospital mix-up Thousands of NHS patients who had fractures repaired with a metal plate need their X-rays reviewed after a hospital mix-up means some received implants which are liable to buckle.

About 5,500 patients who had plates fitted for limb fractures since February 2018 will now be reviewed, NHS Improvement and the British Orthopaedic Association said. The Independent

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