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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 95-B, Issue SUPP_19 | Pages 29 - 29
1 Apr 2013
Aziz S Ip J Basu I Flynn J
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Introduction

Appropriate consenting is part of good medical practice and is a medico-legal necessity for invasive procedures. The BOA recently created generic consent forms covering the relevant complications for orthopaedic procedures, thus providing a standard for all orthopaedic consent. This study aims to assess the quality of consent in orthopaedic practice.

Materials/Methods

The most common elective and trauma procedures were identified over a one year period and consent forms for all patients undergoing these procedures were assessed against BOA ortho-consent forms. Data was compiled from elective total hip replacements (THR) and trauma ankle open reduction and internal fixations (ORIF), and analysed in excel.