2024
in a Medical Malpractice Case Outstanding Defense Verdict
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Ankle Fracture Treatment Blamed for Amputation Not Guilty
PLAINTIFF ASKED $18.5M DEFENSE OFFER None VERDICT For the Defense
Not pictured: Randall A. Mead
P laintiff sustained serious injuries in a one-car ac- cident including a closed left ankle fracture and complete talar dislocation involving all three main ankle joints. The on-call orthopedic surgeon and another orthopedist unsuccessfully made multiple attempts at a closed reduction procedure. Post-op plaintiff’s talus bone was still significantly out of position and he underwent an - other open procedure, which also failed. He subsequently developed both a MRSA and bone infection, which lead
to a Syme amputation of his foot. He continues to experi- ence nerve pain, phantom limb pain, and other problems with his leg and prosthesis. The defense asserted that circulation to the foot remained intact after the initial surgery, there was no evidence of infection while plaintiff was under defendant’s care, the amputation was neces- sary because of the MRSA bone infection, and the crash injury was so severe that there was always the potential for loss of the foot.
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