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Pediatric,Orthopedic specialist Li Yun Hoi, face hearing of improper treatment of infantile fracture 

The Medical Council hears the case. Ophthalmologist Liu King Yu filed a complaint against children's orthopedic authority Li Yun Hoi, for his then-only 16-month-old son. The child had right leg femoral fractures, and Li was accused of performing an unnecessary surgery, it was suspected that the operation went wrong, which led to his son’s inability to jump.
 
The16-months-old fell in the playground with a broken right leg femur, and was rushed into the Prince of Wales Hospital. The hospital proposed a skin traction treatment, with at least six weeks hospitalization. However, due to his wife’s pregnancy, Liu, who worked in the Hong Kong hospital for 8 years, called his acquaintance, Li Yun Hai for medical assistance.
 
Li Yun Hoi made three recommendations, including skin traction, plaster, surgery such as bone marrow surgery or iron loaded with screws and surgery. As Liu did not want his son to suffer, he insisted on the plaster option. Liu claimed that his son had a serious fracture, and urged a surgery be done as soon as possible. The following night, a bone marrow nail operation was performed on his son.
 
Liu said he would implant a nail in his son's foot to consolidate the fracture position, but estimated one-hour operation went on to three hours. After the operation, his son’s leg were swelling like "trotters", the wound is serious. it was suspected that the operation failed, and Liu seek another specialist Yau Meng Choy to extract the nail.

After three years, his son still could not jump with his right foot, and topple once per day on average. His son is likely to have a rough path ahead, as Liu considers to claim. 

Sources: Apple Daily 20-07-2011
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Translated By: E-daifu.com