Table 1.

Findings on causes of lawsuits following THA in various studies

Study	Number of patients/lawsuits	Cause of litigation	No. of cases (%)
Patterson et al. [4]	115	Foot drop Dislocation Medical Complications Limb length Discrepancy	27 (23.4%) 18 (15.6%) 17 (14.78%) 14 (12.17%)
Bokshan et al. [6]	119	Nerve injury Limb length discrepancy Pain Periprosthetic fracture	29 (24.3%) 15 (12.6%) 13 (10.9%) 9 (7.5%)
Novi et al. [7]	40	Nerve injury Implant loosening Dislocation Metallosis	15 (37%) 8 (20%) 5 (12%) 4 (10%)
Kheir et al. [8]	34	Nerve injury Periprosthetic fracture Chronic pain Foreign body retention	6 (17.6%) 5 (14.7%) 4 (11.8%) 4 (11.8%)
Samuel et al. [9]	65	Nerve injury Limb length discrepancy Dislocation Perioperative fracture	25 (38.4%) 17 (26.1%) 8 (12.3%) 7 (10.7%)
McWilliams et al. [1]	1004	Neurological deficit Technical error Infection Limb length discrepancy	159 (13.8%) 138 (11.9%) 133 (11.5%) 100 (8.7%)
Bhutta et al. [10]	352	Nerve injury Technical error Chronic pain Limb length discrepancy	69 (19.6%) 50 (14.2%) 48 (13.6) 41 (11.6%)
Zengerink et al. [11]	515	Nerve damage Limb length discrepancy Dislocation/instability Technical error	101 (19.6%) 45 (8.7%) 28 (5.4%) 22 (4.2%)