In a case of wrong site surgery, the doctor or surgeon operates on the wrong part of the patients body. Often times, this type of medical malpractice, or negligence, occurs due to a mis-communication of the medical staff. In most cases of wrong site surgery, an appendage or digit is operated on, when the problem was is another appendage or digit. For example, a man goes into surgery to have an arm amputated. It is a scary possibility that the medical staff made an error prior to the surgery, and the wrong arm is removed. This unfortunate type of medical malpractice ends up costing a patient both limbs. The same type of error can cause the loss of a leg, hand, foot, finger, eye, or even damage to internal organs in cases of internal wrong site surgery.

Victims of wrong site surgery have a right to sue for medical malpractice, and can often win a very large settlement or jury award to help them recover, and live the rest of their life comfortably.