[A review of malpractice claims concerning orthopedic applications submitted to the Council of Forensic Medicine].

Objectives: The aim of this study was to review malpractice claims concerning orthopedic applications that were sent to the Council of Forensic Medicine by public prosecutors and law courts.

Methods: A retrospective review was conducted on 174 malpractice claim files related with orthopedic applications, which had been examined and concluded by the Third Specialized Board of the Council of Forensic Medicine between January 2004 and December 2007.

Results: Of 174 files, 129 files were concerned with trauma and 45 files were concerned with orthopedic causes.