{"id":1766,"date":"2014-09-12T10:00:33","date_gmt":"2014-09-12T15:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chicagomedicalmalpracticeattorney-blog.com\/?p=1766"},"modified":"2016-08-29T14:45:21","modified_gmt":"2016-08-29T19:45:21","slug":"630000-settlement-damage-uninjured-left-leg-failure-timely-reposition-leg-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/630000-settlement-damage-uninjured-left-leg-failure-timely-reposition-leg-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"$630,000 Settlement for Damage to Uninjured Left Leg Because of Failure to Timely Reposition Leg During Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ms. Doe, 33, was injured in a car accident. She underwent leg surgery after the car crash. Her uninjured left leg was kept in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.medscape.com\/viewarticle\/429552\">hemilithotomy<\/a> position for more than six hours. While the injured leg was being repaired, which is held straight in traction, the uninjured leg is positioned above and is bent. Because of the position of the good leg, it does require some repositioning during a lengthy surgery like this. However, in this case, Ms. Doe was later diagnosed with <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Compartment_syndrome\">compartment syndrome<\/a> in her left leg, the uninjured leg, which necessitated surgery.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Doe underwent rehabilitation and was fitted with <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Orthotics\">orthotics<\/a>, but now she has difficulty walking and climbing stairs. Her medical expenses related to the uninjured left leg were $8,600.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Doe filed a lawsuit against her treating orthopedic surgeon and the hospital claiming that the defendants chose not to timely reposition her uninjured leg and timely diagnose compartment syndrome. The lawsuit did not request lost income.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/630000-settlement-damage-uninjured-left-leg-failure-timely-reposition-leg-surgery\/#more-1766\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ms. Doe, 33, was injured in a car accident. She underwent leg surgery after the car crash. Her uninjured left leg was kept in the hemilithotomy position for more than six hours. While the injured leg was being repaired, which is held straight in traction, the uninjured leg is positioned above and is bent. 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