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Hong Kong Case Law

Septic arthritis
  • 10 Mar 2006

    MICHAEL CHARLES LEONARD v. JULIAN WEI CHANG

    Citation
    MICHAEL CHARLES LEONARD v. JULIAN WEI CHANG
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCPI959/2003

    On the facts the defendant did not breach the duty of care: the clinical presentation on 17 October supported a diagnosis of at least a superficial portal wound infection, the decision not to aspirate on 17 October and to commence antibiotics and to hand over care to Dr Lee pending rapid test results was within a responsible body of medical opinion and could withstand logical analysis; plaintiff failed to prove negligence or causation on a balance of probabilities.