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Surgeon who amputated the wrong leg of an elderly patient fined less than $3,100

Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY Comments Off on Surgeon who amputated the wrong leg of an elderly patient fined less than $3,100

An Austrian court fined a surgeon $3,050 after she amputated the wrong leg of an 82-year-old man suffering from multiple medical conditions.

      
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