Much of it seems to be driven by the definition of malpractice in each country. A more stringent definition leads to fewer successful malpractice suits which leads to lower malpractice insurance for those practicing in the country. You could easily make the case that we're sue-happy in the US. You could also easily make the case that the fear of lawsuits can drive better work within the US compared with countries with better protection for their doctors.
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Laura - L5S1 Charitee
C5/6 and 6/7 Prodisc C
Facet problems L4-S1
General joint hypermobility
Jim - C4/5, C5/6, L4/5 disk bulges and facet damage, L4/5 disk tears, currently using regenerative medicine to address
"There are many Annapurnas in the lives of men" Maurice Herzog
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