Howard v Wessex Regional Health Authority
(1994) 5 Med LR 57
QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION
and Mr Justice MORLAND
Professional liability — Maxillo — facial surgery — Tetraplegia following operation of sagittal split osteostomy — Whether application of res ipsa loquitur inappropriate — Probable and likely cause of patient's tetraplegia — Whether trauma during surgery or fibro — cartilaginous embolism