Table 3 Reasons for accepted compensation claims after shoulder arthroscopy in Norway from 2008–2018
Reasons for accepted claim | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Infection | 31 | 37.8 |
No surgical indication | 13 | 15.9 |
Wrong surgical technique | 10 | 12.2 |
Postoperative pain | 9 | 11 |
Delayed treatment | 5 | 6.1 |
Incomplete perioperative diagnostics | 5 | 6.1 |
Incomplete preoperative diagnostics | 2 | 2.4 |
Wrong diagnosis | 1 | 1.2 |
Operated in wrong shoulder | 1 | 1.2 |
Reduced postoperative function | 1 | 1.2 |
Nerve injury | 1 | 1.2 |
Insufficient follow-up | 1 | 1.2 |
Positioning injury | 1 | 1.2 |
Other | 1 | 1.2 |
Total | 82 | 100 |