Decoding Hand Trauma in Personal Injury: Medico-Legal Insights

By Mr Rupert Wharton, Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon

Posted 08 September 2025

7 Minute Read

Healthcare professional fitting a wrist and hand splint on a patient during hand trauma treatment.

Tags:

  • Orthopaedic Expert Witness
  • Orthopaedic Trauma
  • Missed Fractures
  • Trauma
  • Fracture Misdiagnosis

Expert Disciplines:

  • Orthopaedic Surgery

About The Author

Mr Rupert Wharton  Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon

Mr Rupert Wharton

Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon

Mr Rupert Wharton is a London-based Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon with expertise in hand and wrist injuries. He holds UK and EU hand surgery diplomas and regularly advises on personal injury litigation.

From the Blog

Related Articles

Healthcare professional fitting a wrist and hand splint on a patient during hand trauma treatment.
Blog7 min read

Hand injuries present unique challenges in personal injury litigation, where functional and aesthetic losses often intersect. In his recent webinar, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Mr Rupert Wharton offers a deep dive into the anatomical and legal intricacies of these cases.

radiology-medicolegal-inneg-pexels-skull.jpg
Blog10 min read

Understand when to instruct a radiologist vs a radiographer in clinical negligence claims - real case examples help clarify expertise, scope, and legal relevance in diagnostic imaging cases.

spinal-injury-surgey-complications-INNEG
Blog6 min read

Gain crucial insights on complex consent and surgical risks in paediatric spinal cases to strengthen your clinical negligence claims and better support vulnerable patients and their families.

Request a callback, or contact us.

Thank you for your request!

We will get back to you as soon as possible.