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Case ref:201806255
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Date:October 2020
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Body:Highland NHS Board
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Sector:Health
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Outcome:Not upheld, no recommendations
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Subject:clinical treatment / diagnosis
Summary
Mr C complained about the treatment the board provided to him following his surgery for Dupuytren's Contracture (a condition in which one or more fingers become permanently bent in a flexed position). Mr C complained that he had suffered an infection post-operatively which was not appropriately treated.
We took independent advice from a consultant orthopaedic surgeon (a specialist in the treatment of diseases and injuries of the musculoskeletal system). We found that the board had provided a reasonable standard of treatment to Mr C. He was seen regularly after the operation and no concerns were recorded by clinical staff that Mr C was suffering from a post-operative infection that was clinically significant (required treatment). Therefore, we did not uphold Mr C's complaint.