Orthopedic Surgery Patient Injured During Transfer from Operating Table to Gurney

Case Overview

This OR operations case takes place in South Dakota and involves a male patient who underwent ankle surgery. It is believed that during the transfer from the operating table to the gurney there was some sort of incident which resulted in the patient suffering a shoulder injury.

Questions to the Orthopedic Surgery expert and their responses

Can you review the medical records and perform an IME to draw a conclusion on the cause and nature of the shoulder injury sustained by this patient?

I am happy to review the medical records and perform an IME of this patient to draw a conclusion on the cause and extent of the patient's shoulder injury.

About the expert

This highly qualified double board certified orthopedic surgeon with a specialty in hand and upper extremity surgery has held many prestigious academic and clinical positions throughout his career. After completing his fellowship in hand and upper extremity surgery at Harvard, he became an attending physician at Mass General. He is currently the hand and upper extremity fellowship director, attending physician, and associate professor of orthopedic surgery at a major university medical center where he has published many peer reviewed journal articles, abstracts, and chapters on orthopedic surgery.

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Specialties:

Orthopedic Surgery