Table 9. Comparison of defendants in public and private hospitals concerning malpractice.

Defendants	Public				p	Private				p
	No malpractice		Malpractice			No malpractice		Malpractice
	n	%	n	%		n	%	n	%
Orthopaedic surgeon	33	91.7	6	85.7	- 0.514	18	64.3	3	100	- 1.000
Orthopaedic surgeon + Hospital	1	2.8	0	0.0		6	21.4	0	0.0
Orthopaedic surgeon + Anesthesiologist	1	2.8	0	0.0		2	7.1	0	0.0
Orthopaedic surgeon + Other medical staff	1	2.8	0	0.0		1	3.6	0	0.0
Hospital + Implant supplier	0	0.0	0	0.0		1	3.6	0	0.0
Anesthesiologist	0	0.0	1	14.3		0	0.0	0	0.0