First clinical confirmation that child had corrective hip surgery that wasn’t needed, Mary Lou McDonald tells Dáil

First clinical confirmation that child had corrective hip surgery that wasn’t needed, Mary Lou McDonald tells Dáil

The first case of confirmed unnecessary surgery on a child for supposed hip problems has come to light, the Dáil has been told.

'Devastated' parent told their child had 'unnecessary' hip surgery at 3

A parent has received confirmation that their child underwent unnecessary hip surgery when they were just three years old. Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald told TDs in the Dáil yesterday she was contacted by a ‘devastated’ parent who received clinical confirmation their child did not need an operation performed on them at a Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) hospital three years ago. It comes as the Government awaits findings of an audit on paedi…