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When a Cure Breaks Bones: The Case That Shielded Doctors
When a Cure Breaks Bones: The Case That Shielded Doctors
A landmark 1957 case turned a man’s fractured hips into a legal refuge for medical practice: both acetabula broke during ECT at Friern Hospital after no muscle relaxant or restraints were used, and the jury found no negligence. How did expert testimony about accepted 1950s medical risks and practices convince a court that the treatment, though it shattered bones, was not legally blameworthy?
In this episode, we recount the facts of the trial and the clinical context that shaped the verdict: what happened at Friern Hospital, why muscle…
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