[Medical expert evaluation of medical care for patients with musculoskeletal injuries].

The objective of the study is to analyze 220 forensic medical examinations on criminal and civil cases and pre-investigation checks concerning the quality of emergency trauma care, involving an orthopedic traumatologist as a member of the expert panel. The main aspects of the forensic evaluation of medical care for patients with musculoskeletal injuries are described, including a thorough review of medical documentation data, completeness of past and present medical history in the medical records, injury mechanism, and completeness of the trauma course description in the medical records. The reasons for the forensic examinations, the causes of the main types of defects in medical care, and their relation to adverse outcomes were determined.