This case concerns a consumer complaint alleging medical negligence after spine surgery, which was ultimately rejected by both the district consumer court and the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission of Punjab. Clinical Background and Treatment Course The complainant was diagnosed in 2013 with a prolapsed intervertebral disc at L5-S1 with Grade I spondylolisthesis, presenting with back pain, bilateral leg pain, and weakness in the right foot. He was admitted to a Ludhiana hospital on May 28, 2013, and underwent transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion the same day.
Postoperatively, he complained of right leg pain, and a CT scan showed mild medial placement of an L5 screw. The screw was repositioned on May 29, 2013, and he was discharged on June 1, 2013. About two weeks later, he again reported back pain and returned with an MRI done externally, which showed postoperative changes…
