Surgery
Limb reconstruction expert witnesses
Listed limb reconstruction expert witnesses address complex fracture management, non-union, deformity correction and limb salvage. Their evidence usually follows an injury or an earlier operation that did not achieve union.
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The evidence
What a limb reconstruction expert witness is asked to determine
Reconstruction instructions look backwards at the original management as well as forwards at what can now be achieved. Serial radiographs, infection markers and the sequence of operations establish whether non-union or deformity was avoidable and what further surgery the claimant faces.
- Whether the original fixation and soft tissue management were appropriate to the injury.
- Whether infection was recognised, sampled and treated in accordance with accepted practice.
- Whether non-union or malunion was identified and addressed within an appropriate period.
- Whether limb salvage or amputation was properly considered and discussed.
- What further reconstruction is required, over what period, and with what expected outcome.
Practitioners are listed across the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. Location can be narrowed in the register’s location listings before an instruction is made.
Claim contexts
Claims that instruct this discipline
These links describe the question limb reconstruction evidence can answer. They do not prescribe the scope of an individual instruction.
Personal injury claims
Complex limb injury, reconstruction and continuing disability.
View claim type → 02Clinical negligence claims
Fixation, infection management and the treatment of non-union.
View claim type → 03Road traffic accident claims
Severe limb injury following a collision.
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Reports prepared
Serial imaging and the operative sequence support a records review report. A breach and causation report addresses whether the outcome was avoidable.
A condition and prognosis report and a care needs assessment commonly follow in claims of this severity.
Limb reconstruction expert witness evidence
A limb reconstruction expert witness addresses both what went before and what remains possible, and keeps the two conclusions separate.
The register publishes discipline and coverage; scope is agreed in correspondence. See the NICE complex fractures guidance alongside the case material.
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Questions answered
Frequently asked questions
Will a Limb Reconstruction expert witness respond to Part 35 questions?
Yes - CPR 35.6 entitles the parties to put written questions on a report, and answering them is part of the expert's duty to the court. A Limb Reconstruction report prepared for proceedings in England and Wales carries the Part 35 statement of truth, with equivalent duties applying in the other UK jurisdictions.
Can a Limb Reconstruction expert act as a single joint expert?
Where the court directs a single joint expert under CPR 35.7, the instruction is agreed between the parties and put jointly - a routine basis of instruction in this field. Whether a particular practitioner accepts SJE appointments is confirmed with the practitioner at the enquiry stage.
Will the expert attend joint discussions or give evidence at trial?
Where the court directs discussions between experts under CPR 35.12, they meet and produce a joint statement of what is agreed and what is disputed; attendance at trial - in person or by video link - is likewise a matter of court direction. These commitments are confirmed with the practitioner at instruction.
Can I choose a Limb Reconstruction expert of a specific gender, or one who assesses remotely?
Yes on both counts. Every listing displays the practitioner's gender, consulting locations and assessment types - face to face, remote or both - so sensitive-instruction preferences can be applied at the shortlisting stage, before any contact is made.