Orthopaedic Error Case Studies

• Our client suffered from bilateral bunions and so was offered a bunionectomy. This is an operation whereby the bunion is removed and the deformed toes are realigned. The orthopaedic surgeon did not advise our client that this was only a short term solution and that she would be likely to require further surgery.

Our client underwent a bunionectomy to her left foot under general anaesthetic at the hospital and struggled for six weeks to mobilise or carry out basic household tasks. The bunionectomy wound then became infected resulting in antibiotics being prescribed on numerous occasions. This was painful for several months.

After suffering for months, our client visited a podiatrist who advised our client that she needed to undergo further surgery by way of an osteotomy, which is a permanent solution to bunions. Our client opted for this procedure and was pleased with the results.

As a result of the orthopaedic surgeon failing to advise our client that the bunionectomy was only a short term solution, our client underwent an unnecessary operation under general anaesthetic and required further surgery.

Our client was successful in her clinical negligence claim and recovered the sum of £9,000 by way of compensation.

Do you have a potential medical negligence claim?

Please contact us for advice if you feel you have suffered any form of negligent medical/dental treatment. We have a specialist team of solicitors who are always happy to help. At Quality Solicitors Oliver & Co, we are unique in that the head of our Clinical Negligence department, Linda Schermer, is a qualified doctor as well as a qualified solicitor. We therefore benefit from in-house medical knowledge and are able to get to grips with your claim and locate any areas of negligent care quickly.

Our solicitors deal with a wide variety of medical claims including missed/delayed diagnosis claims, orthopaedic injuries, drug dispensing errors and claims against GPs. Our Liz Fry also has extensive experience with claims against dentists and our Kerry Bateman has had great success in pursuing claims involving poor nursing care.

With the assistance of our paralegal Lisa Thomas and our team secretary Corinna Phillips, we tend to work on a team basis and pool our legal and medical knowledge to offer the best service to our clients.

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