The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American). 2009;91:2520-2521.
doi:10.2106/JBJS.I.00568
© 2009 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Managing Medical Errors
James D. Capozzi, MD1 and
Rosamond Rhodes, PhD2
1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Winthrop University Hospital, 222 Station Plaza North, Mineola, NY 11501. E-mail address: jcapozzi{at}winthrop.org
2 Department of Bioethics Education, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave Levy Place, New York, NY 10029
Disclosure: The authors did not receive any outside funding or grants in support of their research for or preparation of this work. Neither they nor a member of their immediate families received payments or other benefits or a commitment or agreement to provide such benefits from a commercial entity.
A patient with severe arthritis of the hip and shortening of the ipsilateral extremity undergoes hip replacement surgery with correction of the limb-length discrepancy. At the time of the postoperative examination, he is found to have a complete foot drop.

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