title: The spinal surgeon, the medical mishap, the warning and Afshar.
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.
authors.affiliation: University of Southampton, Southampton, UK. Councillor.A.Samuels@southampton.gov.uk
authors.forename: Alec
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Samuels
mesh_terms: D035881:Compensation and Redress / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009985:Orthopedics; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D014342:Truth Disclosure