Medical negligence: Doctors operate on Tamil Nadu man’s healthy left knee

VILLUPURAM: In a case of medical negligence, doctors operated on the healthy left knee of a patient admitted to district govt hospital in Tamil Nadu's Villupuram for surgical correction of his right knee for ligament damage.

A 4-member probe panel constituted by district administration has confirmed the lapses.A medical team led by orthopaedic surgeon Dr Saravanan performed a 4-hour surgery on N Marimuthu, a private bus conductor, on July 4. When he was shifted to the post-operative ward, his wife was shocked to notice that his left leg was bandaged. Upon gaining consciousness, Marimuthu too was stunned to find medical negligence. He then lodged a complaint with the hospital authorities.