{"id":5499,"date":"2021-04-15T10:00:57","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T15:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/?p=5499"},"modified":"2021-04-12T12:33:42","modified_gmt":"2021-04-12T17:33:42","slug":"2-25-million-settlement-in-failure-to-diagnose-spine-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/2-25-million-settlement-in-failure-to-diagnose-spine-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"$2.25 Million Settlement in Failure to Diagnose Spine Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Anna Mae Burnett had a history of falls. She was admitted to Powerback Rehabilitation after she had spinal surgery. During that admission, she had multiple falls. After the last fall, she was transferred to Pennsylvania Hospital. Over 32 hours later, she was diagnosed with having a T2 burst fracture and spinal cord compression. <\/p>\n<p>Burnett\u2019s condition led to paraplegia and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/tests-procedures\/neurogenic-bladder-bowel-management\/about\/pac-20394763\">neurogenic bladder and bowel<\/a>. Almost three years later, she died of sepsis that developed from a urinary tract infection. She was 73 years old at the time of her death. <\/p>\n<p>Burnett\u2019s estate sued the hospital and the rehabilitation facility and its affiliates.<br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/2-25-million-settlement-in-failure-to-diagnose-spine-injury\/#more-5499\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anna Mae Burnett had a history of falls. She was admitted to Powerback Rehabilitation after she had spinal surgery. During that admission, she had multiple falls. 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