Our client, a 15-year-old man, presented to a regional hospital for orthopedic medical treatment of a traumatic fracture to his left wrist following an accident during a motocross race. The defendant, an orthopedic surgeon, failed to appropriately recognize the severity of the young man’s fracture and failed to appropriately monitor and manage the fracture over a seven day period of multiple presentations. The defendant ultimately failed to diagnose and treat the compartment syndrome that had developed in the young man’s left arm, which resulted in multiple unsuccessful fasciotomies by a vascular surgeon in an attempt to relieve the pressure on the young man’s arm. This subsequently resulted in multiple unsuccessful attempts to re-vascularize the young man’s arm. Unfortunately, his left limb could not be salvaged, resulting in an above-the elbow amputation, a subsequent stump revision, the use of prosthetic limbs, severe emotional distress and embarrassment, and substantial medical costs.
The parties reached a settlement for a confidential amount.
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