Respondent, who is 76 years of age, had been a patient at the St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center, on a voluntary basis, since 1966. Four years ago she sustained a fractured hip requiring the implantation of a metal pin. An abscess, which is constantly draining, developed at the implant site and respondent was asked in 1978 to consent to surgical removal of the pin. She refused and was treated instead with antibiotics. Apart from a recent need for more frequent cleaning and attention...
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