Hand surgery expert witnesses

Hand claims often turn on the adequacy of the first examination. Whether individual tendon and nerve function was tested and recorded at the time of a wound usually decides whether a later-diagnosed division was avoidably missed, and outcome depends heavily on the interval before repair.

• Whether examination of tendon and nerve function was performed and recorded at first presentation.
• Whether wound exploration and imaging were undertaken where the mechanism indicated it.
• Whether repair, fixation or reconstruction was carried out within an appropriate period.
• Whether hand therapy and rehabilitation were arranged and followed.
• What can be said about grip, dexterity and capacity for work on the evidence available.

Practitioners are listed across all four UK nations. Location can be narrowed in the register’s location listings before an instruction is made.