Table 3 The number of various causes of action, the percentage of the total cases, the losing rate, the primary responsibility rate of doctors (50% ≤ doctor responsibility ≤ 100%), the average amount of compensation and the average amount of claim among all the litigation cases of total knee arthroplasty included in the study.
Cause of litigation | Number of cases | Percentage | The losing rate | The primary responsibility rate | The average amount of compensation | The average amount of claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All cases | 110 | 100% | 90.9% | 53.6% | ¥213882.53(±285924.60) | ¥472493.06 (±513106.45) |
Infection | 48 | 43.6% | 95.8% | 58.3% | ¥209503.35(±228028.40) | ¥464714.81(±385348.33) |
Postoperative dysfunction | 18 | 16.4% | 88.9% | 55.6% | ¥79692.80(±69558.18) | ¥233276.75(±202783.47) |
Persistent / worsening pain | 14 | 12.7% | 78.6% | 28.6% | ¥68139.96(±70257.01) | ¥207991.02(±176414.01) |
Postoperative ischemic stroke | 11 | 10.0% | 81.8% | 27.3% | ¥392531.17(±697223.99) | ¥778560.30(±1107434.12) |
Death | 9 | 8.2% | 77.8% | 33.3% | ¥206881.60(±177197.91) | ¥466866.64(±214933.66) |
Prosthesis loosening | 7 | 6.4% | 100.0% | 71.4% | ¥153176.14(±150507.37) | ¥357777.03(±248728.29) |
Amputation | 7 | 6.4% | 100.0% | 85.7% | ¥629762.87(±540939.30) | ¥928853.54(±553279.38) |
Nerve injury | 6 | 5.5% | 100.0% | 83.3% | ¥196853.50(±97310.99) | ¥ 525039.94(±430878.06) |
Poor wound healing after operation | 6 | 5.5% | 83.3% | 66.7% | ¥93341.26(±121401.92) | ¥264019.72(±371551.51) |
Poor alignment | 4 | 3.6% | 100.0% | 75.0% | ¥203852.46(±198646.30) | ¥577025.26(±577025.26) |
Deep venous thrombosis | 4 | 3.6% | 100.0% | 25.0% | ¥199786.38(±180058.65) | ¥713513.85(±345839.92) |
Vascular injury | 2 | 1.8% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ¥345857.07(±247082.86) | ¥696216.30(±634538.81) |