Court clears orthopaedic surgeon of $100,000 fine for misconduct

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The Court of Appeal yesterday cleared an orthopaedic surgeon who was fined $100,000 by the Singapore Medical Council (SMC) for not informing a patient about the potential side effects of his treatment. Dr Lim Lian Arn was given the maximum fine by the SMC's disciplinary...

The Court of Appeal yesterday cleared an orthopaedic surgeon who was fined $100,000 by the Singapore Medical Council for not informing a patient about the potential side effects of his treatment.

He had given a steroid injection to the patient for pain on her left wrist in 2014. She later filed a complaint against him, claiming to have developed a skin condition and loss of fat and muscle tissue from the injection.

 

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