Joyce had suffered from pain in her hip for a number of years and had undergone multiple surgeries in an attempt to reduce her discomfort. One of these surgeries was a hip replacement procedure which unfortunately resulted in one of Joyce’s legs being made slightly shorter than the other.
Joyce consulted with her orthopaedic surgeon who advised her that the prosthesis used in the hip replacement had come loose and subsided into her femur. The surgeon recommended Joyce undergo a revision of her hip replacement.
During the procedure, part of Joyce’s femoral cortical bone detached whilst the surgeon was removing some hardware. The surgeon reattached that portion of bone but decided to defer completing the revision hip replacement. Post-operatively, the surgeon advised Joyce to go home on partial weight-bearing restrictions and come back in eight weeks for completion of the procedure.
Unfortunately, Joyce had a fall at home while she was mobilising to the kitchen and suffered a fracture. This caused her to suffer significant pain and discomfort and loss of enjoyment of life.
Joyce engaged The Law Office of Conrad Curry who were able to obtain an expert opinion that Joyce should not have been allowed to partially weight bear or go home following her surgery. She should have been kept in hospital on strict non-weight bearing orders and her second surgery should have been performed with days of the first surgery. This would have prevented her suffering a fracture.
The Law Office of Conrad Curry commenced Court proceedings on Joyce’s behalf and were successful in obtaining compensation for her.
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