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Medical Malpractice Quiz
Is Unconsented Assistance Battery?
Lorne B. Sheren, MD, JD

A freestanding orthopedic surgical center schedules a 47-year-old man who injured his knee playing tennis to undergo anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. The patient, a club champion for the past four years, is eager to be on his feet before the next tennis season.

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