This case involves a forty-year-old patient with a past medical history of inactive hepatitis B and hypothyroidism by Synthroid. The patient presented to the treating physician with complaints of pain on her left hip, which she experienced after she had…
This case involves a forty-seven-year-old female patient who sustained a severe compound fracture of the ankle joint. The operating physician performed an ORIF (open reduction internal fixation), with the placement of a surgical plate but the decision for surgical screw…
This case involves a female patient with significant left foot anatomical deformity. Specifically, her first metatarsal, second metatarsal, third metatarsal, and fourth metatarsal were dislocated. The medial aspect of her foot was misaligned which hindered her gait. She injured her foot a…
This case involves a forty-two-year-old female who suffered from synovitis of the foot. Subsequently, the patient underwent surgical treatment due to several failed attempts to treat the condition with conservative medical management. The surgery was uneventful and proceeded without complication…
This child neurology case involves the failure of physicians to detect irregular cord blood gasses in a neonatal patient. The arterial cord blood values were indicative of severe fetal acidemia but there was no intervention attempted by the neonatal hospital staff.…
A 59-year-old male patient was admitted to the hospital for treatment for a chronic ulcer on his left foot. The patient was sent for debridement and resection of necrotic tissue and was started on antibiotics post-operatively. The patient was started on…
This case involves a 46-year-old female who suffered from synovitis of the foot and subsequently underwent surgical treatment due to several failed attempts to treat the condition with conservative medical management. The surgery was uneventful and proceeded without complication but…
