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Classic Conundrum: Just get on with it. A parent driven paradigm

Mar 27, 202032 minSeason 1Ep. 5
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Episode description

When parents advocated for early leg amputation and prosthesis fitting for their child, rather than go through a lengthy series of leg salvaging operations and rehabilitation, orthopaedic surgeon Dr Chris Harris faced an ethical dilemma. Should he acquiesce to the parents' request? Or should he steer them to a pathway they don’t want to take? Thank goodness we have Prof Lynn Gillam back in the chair to guide us through the ethical principles and find a way forward that everyone can be satisfied with.

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