[What makes a good expert opinion in orthopedics and trauma surgery? : Expectations on the experts].

Medical assessments are aids for legal commissioning parties. Most standards are regulated by the civil legal procedure but differences between fields of law of the expert have to be considered.Professional competence, neutrality and meeting the deadlines are expected by the commissioning party. Inquiries and examinations essential for the interrogatories have to be performed by the expert personally.The interrogatories have to be answered plausibly and conclusively. The language of the legal assessment is German and technical terms are avoided.