This case involves a biker who regularly commuted to work on his bicycle. The biker was riding his bicycle in a marked bike lane when he came upon a wet patch of cement in the road. A construction company had dug…
This elbow surgery case involves a sixty-six-year-old patient who underwent a right total elbow arthroplasty. During the procedure, the ulnar nerve was severely damaged. The surgical note reports that the ulnar nerve was transposed to the anterior side of the medial…
This case involves a thirty-year-old female who presented to the hospital while in labor. She told her obstetrician/gynecologist (OB/GYN) that she had regular contractions at home. Her OB/GYN examined her which showed that her cervix was fully dilated. The physician…
This case involves a fifty-four-year-old female who experienced cold intolerance, weight gain, depression, constipation, dry skin, brittle hair, and decreased heart rate. Her thyroid gland was found to be enlarged on physical examination. Laboratory blood work revealed that her thyroid…
This case involves a sixty-five-year-old male who underwent a robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy. The patient was placed in the lithotomy position with his arms padded and tucked at his side with his hands supported on foam pads. The surgical staff reportedly…
This case involves a female patient with a history of long-standing low back pain with a previous lumbar fusion performed at L3-S1. The patient was referred to the defending physician for a diagnostic myelogram and CT scan with consideration for…
This case involves a thirty-two-year-old male who presented to his doctor with complaints of numbness in both hands, weakness of hand grip, and pinch movements. The plaintiff’s carpal tunnel injuries were claimed to have derived from a working environment with…
This case involves a woman who developed neuroma formations at the site of a previous cesarean section scar. The patient complained of intractable pain after surgery and her doctors recommended a resection procedure to relieve the pain. The surgeon identified…
This case involves a thirty-year-old male patient who presented to the emergency room with a stab wound to the abdomen and left forearm. On the upper left extremity, there was a laceration to the ulnar surface of the forearm with…
