A long-running medical negligence dispute over Total Knee Replacement (TKR) surgery has ended with the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) upholding relief for a private hospital in Gurugram and its orthopedic surgeon. The Commission found that the patient’s post-surgical complications, though unfortunate and prolonged, did not by themselves establish negligence. It held that known risks such as infection, especially in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis, cannot automatically be treated as proof of deficient care.
The patient, a doctor, had been living with arthritis for several years and developed significant knee problems in 2010. She consulted the private hospital in Gurugram, where she was diagnosed with advanced degenerative joint disease related to rheumatoid arthritis, affecting both knees. Medical evaluation reportedly showed severe deformity, instability,…
