{"id":3722,"date":"2017-10-06T10:00:27","date_gmt":"2017-10-06T15:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/?p=3722"},"modified":"2017-10-05T06:19:16","modified_gmt":"2017-10-05T11:19:16","slug":"1-67-million-illinois-jury-verdict-knee-replacement-surgery-gone-bad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/1-67-million-illinois-jury-verdict-knee-replacement-surgery-gone-bad\/","title":{"rendered":"$1.67 Million Illinois Jury Verdict in Knee Replacement Surgery Gone Very Bad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Virginia Moraites, a 77-year-old retiree, underwent a total left knee replacement at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vistahealth.com\/Vista-Health-System\/home.aspx\">Vista Medical Center East<\/a> in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.waukeganweb.net\/\">Waukegan<\/a>, Ill., on Oct. 13, 2009. The inpatient procedure was done by the defendant orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Gerard Goshgarian. On the morning after the surgery, Oct. 14, 2009, a nurse found that Moraites was unable to move her left foot. The foot felt cold and there were no detectable pulses in her foot.  <\/p>\n<p>The hospital\u2019s nurse immediately called both Moraites\u2019 internist and Dr. Goshgarian to report these findings. The internist responded first and ordered a STAT left leg <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/health\/doppler-ultrasound-exam-of-an-arm-or-leg\">arterial Doppler study<\/a> as well as a vascular surgery consultation.<\/p>\n<p>Vascular surgeon Dr. David Onsager sent his physician\u2019s assistant to examine Moraites and also ordered ultrasound testing of the blood flow in her feet. Dr. Goshgarian came to bedside to examine Moraites, but he did not issue any additional orders and left to perform surgery on a different patient.<br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/1-67-million-illinois-jury-verdict-knee-replacement-surgery-gone-bad\/#more-3722\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virginia Moraites, a 77-year-old retiree, underwent a total left knee replacement at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan, Ill., on Oct. 13, 2009. The inpatient procedure was done by the defendant orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Gerard Goshgarian. 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