QUESTION
Do I have a medical malpractice suit
Asked on May 07th, 2015 on Medical Malpractice - New Jersey
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In 2012 I had Bilateral knee replacements The left knee is ok ,the right knee has been extremely painfull since surgery,I have seen the same dr. who did the replacements just about every month since the replacements, explaniing the pain Im in.On 5 different occasions I questioned if the cause could be an infection,and was told no. well after 2 years and 10 months its becoming clear, I do have an infection in the right knee and had it since the date of replacement. I have been living in a level 6 pain the whole time ,taking percoset for pain and now I have to have another major surgery to try to remedy this situation The Infection in the right knee was diagnosed by diferent orthopedic the first time I went to see him .
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Accepted standards of care require an orthopedic surgeon to administer prophylactic antibiotics following knee replacement surgery. Additionally, if you had an ongoing infection for six months and you were not diagnosed, then the failure to make a timely diagnosis might have been negligence too. The problem with the second cause of action is that you are going to have a harder time proving damages, because there is a high probability that you would have needed a second surgery to cure the infection even it it was diagnosed in a timely fashion.
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Answered on May 09th, 2015 at 11:35 AM