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Zhang JK, Del Valle AJ, Alexopoulos G, Patel N, Van Nispen J, Patel M, Xu E, Mercier P, Kohn NA, Mattei TA. Malpractice litigation in elective lumbar spinal fusion: a comprehensive review of reported legal claims in the U.S. in the past 50 years. Spine J. 2022 Aug;22(8):1254-1264. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2022.03.015.
"The most common claims were intraoperative error (28%, n=107) followed by failure to obtain informed consent (24%, n=94). In the analyzed cohort, the most common injuries leading to litigation were refractory pain and suffering (37%, n=149) followed by permanent neurological deficits (26%,n=106).
