Table 5.
Indemnity payment in orthopaedics judgments (EUR/USD 1.31)
| Treatment | Total | Mean | Minimum | Maximum | Mean for accepted judgment | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THA | € 2,135,279 | € 92,838 | € 3000 | € 1,181,000 | € 125,000 | € 260,910 |
| (USD 2810,667$) | (USD 122,202) | (USD 3,948) | (USD 1,554,550) | (USD 164,537) | (USD 343,435) | |
| TKA | € 116,518 | € 23,303 | € 33,300 | € 47,000 | € 38,839 | €7217 |
| (USD 153,372) | (USD 30,673) | (USD 43,832) | (USD 61,866) | (USD 51,123) | (USD 9499) | |
| Shoulder arthroplasty | € 0 | € 0 | € 0 | € 0 | € 0 | €0 |
| Shoulder arthroscopy | € 44,364 | € 6337 | € 7400 | € 21,100 | € 14,788 | €6916 |
| (USD 58,396) | (USD 8341) | (USD 9754) | (USD 27,814) | (USD 19,465) | (USD 9103) | |
| Knee arthroscopy | € 959,709 | € 38,388 | € 3740 | € 612,000 | € 56,453 | €144,897 |
| (USD 1,263,264) | (USD 50,530) | (USD 4930) | (USD 805,575) | (USD 74,309) | (USD 190,727) | |
| Hallux valgus correction | € 441,879 | € 20,085 | € 3200 | € 113,000 | € 24,548 | €28,030 |
| (USD 581,645) | (USD 26,437) | (USD 4218) | (USD 148,741) | (USD 32,359) | (USD 36,895) | |
| Lumbar spine decompression | € 3,154,416 | € 126,176 | € 2533 | € 1,400,000 | € 137,148 | €289,800 |
| (USD 4,152,157) | (USD 166,085) | (USD 3339) | (USD 1,842,820) | (USD 180,527) | (USD 381,463) | |
| Lumbar spine fusion | € 657,900 | € 164,475 | € 15,900 | € 467,000 | € 164,475 | €209,800 |
| (USD 865,993) | (USD 216,498) | (USD 20,929) | (USD 614,721) | (USD 216,498) | (USD 276,159) | |
| Hand surgery | € 153,777 | € 8093 | € 4100 | € 37,000 | € 12,800 | €8800 |
| (USD 202,416) | (USD 10,668) | (USD 5404) | (USD 48,773) | (USD 16,872) | (USD 11,583) | |
| Nonoperative treatment | € 609,836 | € 25,409 | € 5400 | € 200,000 | € 33,879 | €46,665 |
| (USD 802,727) | (USD 33,445) | (USD 7118) | (USD 263,260) | (USD 44,659) | (USD 61,425) | |
| Misdiagnosis | € 612,639 | € 43,759 | € 3600 | € 245,350 | € 51,000 | €104,984 |
| (USD 806,416) | (USD 57,599) | (USD 4745) | (USD 322,954) | (USD 67,131) | (USD 138,190) | |
| Others | € 3,466,493 | € 43,879 | € 2600 | € 189,500 | € 58,124 | €21,230 |
| (USD 4,562,944) | (USD 57,757) | (USD 3427) | (USD 249,438) | (USD 76,508) | (USD 27,945) |