Many operations 'more harmful than beneficial'

By Julia Medew
Updated May 13 2017 - 8:26am, first published 8:24am
Professor Ian Harris says some surgeons are doing unnecessary operations. Photo: UNSW
Professor Ian Harris says some surgeons are doing unnecessary operations. Photo: UNSW

Too many surgeons are performing operations that are likely to do more harm than good, a leading orthopaedic surgeon says.

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