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February 2010 Legal Case Study |
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| Fall During Leg Lift Exercises Causes Ankle Fracture - $125,000 Verdict. | |
The plaintiff, age forty-three, was receiving physical therapy in March 2006. During leg lift exercises the plaintiff fell and broke her ankle. The plaintiff required surgical placement of a plate and a second surgery the following year due to non-union. At the time of the incident the plaintiff was recovering from the onset of Guillian-Barre syndrome. She had been on the rehabilitation floor of the hospital for three weeks to strengthen her muscles and prepare for discharge. The plaintiff claimed that she was exercised past the point of exhaustion and that the exercise should have been stopped before she fell. The plaintiff also claimed that she should have been given an ankle brace before she started her exercises. The defendant argued that the plaintiff had done the same exercises before without a brace and had not experienced any problems. According to a published account a $125,000 verdict was returned. With permission from Medical Malpractice Verdicts, Settlements & Experts; Lewis Laska, Editor, 901 Church St., Nashville, TN 37203-3411, 1-800-298-6288. |
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