Neurosurgeon operates on wrong level of patient’s spine at Waikato Hospital
A neurosurgeon at Waikato Hospital unknowingly operated on the wrong level of a patient's spine, leaving them paralysed.
A patient was left paralysed after a neurosurgeon at Waikato Hospital unknowingly operated on the wrong level of their spine during surgery.
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Patient left paralysed after surgeon operated on wrong part of spine
A neurosurgeon unknowingly operated on the wrong level of a patient’s spine during surgery at Waikato Hospital.