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and by altering the biomechanics of the joint leading
to increased movement of the joint, increased
instability and acceleration of degenerative change
in the joint. But for the arthroscopy, the judge
therefore found that the claimant would have
returned to his pre-accident pain-free state, which
would have allowed him to play football at a high
level for a further 3 to 5 years.
Mr Jaykar Panchmatia
MA (Cambridge) MPH (Harvard) MB BChir (Cambridge) FRCS (Trauma & Orthopaedics)
ORTHOPAEDIC SPINE SURGEON
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Mr Panchmatia is a Consultant Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon at Guy’s and St. Thomas’
Hospitals NHS Trust. His Spine Fellowship was at Johns Hopkins Hospital, USA.
Judgment was therefore entered for the claimant on
this basis, with quantum to be assessed separately,
although it is anticipated that the claimant will
recover signi昀椀cant damages primarily for loss of
earnings at elite levels.
Mr Panchmatia graduated from Cambridge and Harvard Universities. He has presented
internationally, and is published widely in orthopaedic and neurosurgical journals.
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• Personal injury and clinical negligence claims.
• Accept instructions on behalf of: Claimant, Defendant and Joint.
This case serves as a salutary reminder of
the signi昀椀cance that is often placed at the
trial of all medical malpractice claims on the
contemporaneous notes. Defendants can continue
to expect their records to be the starting point and,
as was the case here, potentially determinative. Any
later inconsistencies between those records and
witness evidence will need careful and reasonable
explanation in any witness statement, which should
be prepared without the outside in昀氀uence of expert
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Mr Nikhil Shah
Mr Ashish Khurana
Consultant Orthopaedic and
Spinal Surgeon, Honorary Lecturer
Consultant Trauma
and Orthopaedic Surgeon
MBBS, MS(Orth.), MRCS, MSc (Orth. Engineering), LLM, FRCS (T&O)
FRCS(Tr & Orth), FRCS(Glasg), MCh(Orth), MS(Orth), DNB(Orth).
Mr Ash Khurana is a Consultant Orthopaedic and Spinal Surgeon based in Newport.
His special interests include spinal trauma, metastatic spinal tumour and complex
degenerative spine surgery including neck and the back. He uses various spinal
injections, radiofrequency ablation, open and minimally invasive fixation techniques
including cementation for managing his patients. He objectively assesses the outcomes
of his interventions using PROMs (Patients Reported Outcome Measures).
I provide medico legal reports in personal injury
in various conditions - trips, slips, whiplash injury,
hip surgery, complex pelvic acetabular fractures,
long bone and articular fractures, ankle, lower
limb injuries, hip/knee joint replacements,
periprosthetic fractures, soft tissue injuries and LVI cases.
Mr Khurana has operated a medico legal practice since 2013. He has a unique blend
of Orthopaedic engineering and Law combined with his specialist training as a spinal
surgeon which enables him to provide comprehensive reports. He undertakes over
200 complex personal injury and clinical negligence cases each year and has appeared
in court. He sees clients of all ages via face to face, remote, prison and home visits. His
work spilt is claimant: 50%, defendant: 40% and single joint expert:10%.
I also provide clinical negligence related reports in my specialist
area of practice concerning hip and knee replacements, revision
surgery, and trauma including pelvic-acetabular fractures.
Instructions from claimant/defendant solicitors or single joint
expert approximately (ratio 45:45:10). I provide the regional
tertiary service in pelvic-acetabular fractures.
Mr Khurana is on the GMC panel for expert witness for FTP proceedings. He is
also an examiner for FRCS (T&O), interviewer for Cardiff University and reviewer
for various international journals including the Bone and Joint journal.
Contact:
Secretary Amy Brookes 0161 393 3059
Consultantcare Ltd, Riverside Buildings, Mill Lane, Cheadle, SK8 2PX
Mr Khurana’s special interests include:
Spinal trauma, whiplash injuries and vertebral fractures/wedge fractures
Cauda Equina syndrome
Metastatic spinal tumours
Disc prolapse and complex degenerative spine surgery including for the neck
and back
Occupational injuries causing neck or back pain, repetitive strain injuries (RSI)
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