Doctor Implanted Screwdriver in Patient

A doctor in Hawaii was sued for using a sawed off screwdriver shaft instead of titanium rods in an elderly patient's spine surgery in 2001. The doctor, who had a history of drug problems, was given a license to practice medicine in the State of Hawaii after having his medical license suspended or revoked in Oklahoma and Texas. He was already on probation in Hawaii for his drug use. My theory is that he was addicted to meth, also known as "ice" in Hawaii. He was paid a cash deposit for the surgery which he quickly squandered on ice instead of buying titanium rods for the surgery. He didn't improvise to use the screwdriver, as stated in the trial. He must have planned to use the screwdriver all along. Loser!