Hearing disorders/treatments

H -v-Gloucestershire Royal Hospital NHS Trust

Background

The Claimant, aged 74 at the time of bringing the claim, suffered from rheumatoid arthritis. In September 1996 he underwent a right total hip replacement. The operation was successful.

In November 1996, the Claimant fell, having slipped on some ice and twisted his right hip. On 21 October 1997 he was readmitted to hospital and underwent removal and replacement of the right hip prosthesis; again the operation was successful.

Following a routine review of the hip in February 1999 it was noted that the Claimant was suffering terrible pain down his right thigh. A bone scan revealed increased activity in the femur, close to the lower end of the prosthesis, which was considered to be highly suggestive of infection. The Claimant was started on a course of Flucloxacillin.

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