The ‘three-legged stool’ a system for spinal informed consent

• Published in: The bone & joint journal Vol. 98-B; no. 11; pp. 1427 - 1430
• Main Authors: Powell, J. M., Rai, A., Foy, M., Casey, A., Dabke, H., Gibson, A., Hutton, M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.11.2016
• Subjects: Consensus Development Conferences as Topic; Humans; Informed Consent - standards; Orthopedic Procedures - standards; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Spine - surgery

Many hospitals do not have a structured process of consent, the attainment of which can often be rather ‘last-minute’ and somewhat chaotic. This is a surprising state of affairs as spinal surgery is a high-risk surgical specialty with potential for expensive litigation claims. More recently, the Mon...