Surgeon, nurses miss signs of cauda equina syndrome
Young man is left with permanent impairments
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Surgery
How to avoid unnecessary spine surgery
Tens of thousands of spine surgeries that patients don't need are done every year
$17.5 million to plaintiffs in femoral nerve malpractice case
Surgeon allegedly damaged femoral nerve during surgery to remove hernia mesh
Plastic surgery complication kills country music singer's wife
Hank Williams, Jr.'s wife died from a pneumothorax caused caused by surgery
Man falls off operating room table at Methodist The Woodlands
Medical malpractice lawsuit claims patient developed concussion, traumatic brain injury
Man ends up with anoxic brain injury after facet injections to relief lumbar back pain
Lawsuit alleges excessive anesthesia was used with inadequate monitoring
Peer-reviewed study: 5-10% of patients develop neurologic injuries after bariatric surgery
Weight loss surgeries help many patients achieve a healthy lifestyle, but good follow-up care is a must
Painter Law Firm secures $1,700,000 settlement in bariatric weight loss surgery medical malpractice claim
It took six months from hiring the firm to final settlement
Complications that pay out up to $10 million in bariatric weight loss surgeries
Death is the number 1 bariatric complication leading to a medical malpractice claim
What type of follow-up care will my bariatric weight loss surgeon use? Is it safe?
Important factors for patients and their surgeons to keep in mind